Political Science Now

AUGUST 15, 2024

While the examples are primarily drawn from international relations and comparative politics, the methods we discuss are applicable to all the subfields of political science, to sociology, economics, history, business studies, public policy, and many other fields. These three courses are complementary and can also be taken separately.

Sociology 51

Sociology Social Science Archiving Political Science 51

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 29, 2019

She sat in the front row for the sociology and biology seminars, but couldn’t concentrate in a room with more than 30 classmates. Pierre, the student who left LSU for the Air Force, had a good job working in the executive branch of the federal government. One earned $85,000 a year working for Coca-Cola.

Charter School 111

Charter School Psychology High School Private School 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2024

Robert Cassanello at the University of Central Florida in Orlando — one of the nation’s largest campuses with 70,000 students — warned in red ink on the syllabus for his graduate seminar on the Civil Rights Movement (as for all courses he teaches) that he “will expose you to content that does not comply with and will violate” anti-DEI laws.

Sociology 130

Sociology Advocacy Government Anthropology 130

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2024

She’s a sociology professor at the University of Virginia and coauthor of the book Academically Adrift. Amherst enrolls about 1,900 students and offers more than 850 courses, many of them small seminars. Josipa Roksa: Students are not spending adequate time on academics and academic pursuits. Kirk: That’s Josipa Roksa.

Humanities 88

Humanities Critical Thinking History Cultures 88