June 5, 2025 | Responding to the current political environment in the United States, the panelists shared how they are rethinking the Introduction to American Politics class. Panelists addressed overarching questions about structuring the course, incorporating insights from Comparative Politics, and teaching particular topics. Panelists also shared specific strategies or activities they use in their classes.
Panelists:
- Marjorie R. Hershey, Indiana University
- Megan Ming Francis, University of Washington
- Kenneth M. Roberts, Cornell University
- Allison Rank, State University of New York Oswego
- (Moderator) Robert Lieberman, Johns Hopkins University
American Democracy Collaborative
APSA thanks the American Democracy Collaborative for its assistance in organizing this event. The American Democracy Collaborative is a group of scholars of American politics and comparative politics who have come together to examine the state of democracy in the United States today.
Additional Teaching Resources
- American Democracy Collaborative: Teaching Materials
- How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively, 3rd edition – Marjorie R. Hershey
- Curricular Design, American Political Development, and the Future of the Undergraduate Political Science Major – Joshua Plencner and Allison Rank, Journal of Political Science Education
- Media Journal Assignment – Allison Rank
- APSA’s Why Political Science? The Science of Democracy Resource Collection
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