Elizabeth Matto, Director, Youth Political Participation Program Eagleton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2014 issue.
As teacher-‐scholars of civic engagement, we always are looking for ways to offer students learning …
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Rex Brynen, McGill University
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2014 issue.
After the earthquake that devastated the capital, aid was slow to reach the slums of District 3. Poor coordination resulted in duplication of …
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Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Spring 2011 issue.
I recently participated in a roundtable on the topic of balancing teaching and research. Here are some reflections on the …
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Elizabeth Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Summer 2016 issue.
I’ve been thinking a lot about internships lately. Internships provide a valuable opportunity to connect students to post-graduation service and work …
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Elizabeth A. Bennion, Professor, Indiana University South Bend
Xander E. Laughlin, Undergraduate Student, Indiana University, Blooming
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Summer 2016 issue.
Internships are a valuable way to further key Political Science …
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Georgia Nilsson, Lucas Alward, Jaydeep Bhatia, Sean Stephens, Adam Irish
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Summer 2016 issue.
The graduate student experience risks becoming a monastic existence of classes, reading, and research necessary to master a …
Elizabeth A. Bennion, Indiana University South Bend
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2017 issue.
Civic engagement initiatives take many forms. These include, but are not limited to, service‐learning, community‐based learning, community‐based research, and other …
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Jessica Candela, MPA Student, California State University, Chico
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2017 issue.
Faculty at the university I attend have expressed interest in a guide to the undergraduate honors thesis (UHT), a high‐ …
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Douglas Graney, High School Teacher
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Fall 2017 issue.
American Teacher‐Adventures in the Classroom and Our Nation’s Capital chronicles a career as a social studies teacher. Starting first in Connecticut and upstate, …
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Renée Van Vechten, Professor of Political Science, University of Redlands
This essay originally appeared in the Political Science Educator’s Summer 2018 issue.
Why lecture when your students can practice to learn? Realizing that lecturing alone is the least effective …
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