William O’Brochta, Washington University in St. Louis
Political science instructors across subfields utilize civic and community engagement activities to increase the relevance of course content, to help students understand diverse perspectives, and to provide avenues for students to get …
Written by Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, Professor of Political Science at California State University, Long Beach
During this unusual election season, there rightly has been much attention to the importance of making a plan to vote. What might come immediately …
Dimitar Gueorguiev, Syracuse University; Xiaobo Lü, University of Texas at Austin; Kerry Ratigan, Amherst College; Meg Rithmire, Harvard University; Rory Truex, Princeton University
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Have Your Students Participate in the 2020 National Student Issues Convention
October 16, noon – 3pm CST (1 p.m. – 4 p.m. EST)
To Be Conducted by Zoom Meeting
Students from universities, community colleges, and high schools across the country …
James M. Quirk and James P. Quirk
As high school staggered to its quarantined, online ending, a university professor and high school senior asked the Class of 2020 what they wanted if their first year of college begins online
Nearly …
Ajay Verghese, Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of California, Riverside
Each summer, political scientists begin thinking about putting together their syllabi for the upcoming academic year. One thing most of us strive to do is update …
William Winecoff’s exercise asks students to simulate the negotiation process of the eurozone sovereign debt crisis of 2010-2012. Students represent different countries and institutions involved in the crisis and seek to reach agreement. This follows two lectures on the subject, …
Eric Loepp, assistant professor of political science at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
With the spring 2020 term now in the rearview mirror, faculty are (hopefully!) able to take some time to recharge. Yet we will also reflect on our …
Charmaine N. Willis, University at Albany, SUNY
Reyhan Topal, University at Albany, SUNY
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced universities around the globe to move to remote teaching. Professors are overwhelmed in trying to quickly convert their in-person courses …
Rachel Torres, PhD candidate at University of Iowa’s Department of Political Science and Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Dissertation Fellow. She was also a 2017-2018 APSA Minority Fellowship Program recipient.
As educators are forced to transition their courses online, they …