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Announcements, Copyright Policy, Submission Policy Summer/Fall 2026
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Back Matter Archived issues of The Political Science Educator through Vol. 27 can be found online at https://web.apsanet.org/teachingcivicengagement/political-science-educator/. Archived issues beginning with Vol. 26 are available at APSA Educate. Submissions: Please send any article submissions or announcements for future newsletters to the editors at editor.pse.newsletter@gmail.com. Please include “PS Educator submission” in the subject line of your email, and include a short, two-sentence biographical statement. Research notes, reviews, and reflections are all welcome. Research notes in this newsletter should be…
Navigating AI in the Classroom: Institutional Policy and Instructor Discretion
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Reflections By Niva Golan-Nadir (niva.golan@post.runi.ac.il) Responses to the challenges posed by artificial intelligence (AI) in academia are rapidly evolving and taking diverse forms. Recent literature highlights growing concern in higher education regarding generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, Bing, and Microsoft Copilot, particularly in relation to academic integrity (Bittle & El-Gayar, 2025). A central concern is that students may rely on these tools to cheat or plagiarize written assignments and exams (Akintande…
Listening Across the Rural-Urban Divide: Teaching Democracy When Trust Is Thin
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Teacher Scholar By Elizabeth A. Bennion (ebennion@iu.edu) Political science instructors have long asked students to engage across difference. What has changed is not the existence of political disagreement, but the context in which that work now occurs. Disagreement has always been part of democratic life. Yet increasingly, political differences are experienced not simply as disagreements over policies or ideas, but as conflicts tied to identity, dignity, and belonging. Canonical scholarship has long…
BOOK REVIEW: Hershey, Marjorie Randon. 2026. How to Teach American Politics (and Other Subjects) Effectively (fourth edition). APSA Educate.
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Reviews This book[i] offers some of the most comprehensive teaching advice that new faculty might receive in an extensive professional development seminar. How should you choose your readings? How much should your students read? How should you lecture? How should your lectures correspond to your readings? How can faculty maintain civil classroom environments with controversial ideas? How should you write multiple choice questions? How should you relate to your students socially? These…
Red, white, and Blue(y): Using popular media to teach abstract concepts in introductory American politics courses
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Reflections By Sarah James (jamess@gonzaga.edu) Several abstract concepts—like norms, democratic sacrifice, civil rights and civil liberties, and representation—are essential for understanding the dynamics of American politics. An important opportunity, and challenge, for introduction to American politics instructors is figuring out how to engage students in the meaning and implications of these concepts, particularly given the highly polarized and vitriolic rhetoric that has permeated American politics for most current college students’ political lives.…
Virtual Global Exchange: Developing Short-term, Course-based Collaborative Research Partnerships for Undergraduate Students
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Reflections By Doina Cuciurca (cuciurcadoina@gmail.com), Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan (jsm2@usf.edu), Lia Butucel (lia82butucel@gmail.com) For more than thirty years, scholars have studied the use of technology to connect students from around the world in order to create “global classrooms” (Kurshan 1991). Faculty have continued to experiment with new technology and new social media platforms to connect students with classmates overseas. For example, Zeiser, Fuchs, and Engelkamps’s “discussions across borders” used online discussions to connect…
Presidents Column Summer 2026
Published: May 21, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Dear Colleagues, I hope this finds all well, seeing signs of spring as we push towards the end of another academic year. It’s been a busy few months for the PSE Executive Committee. Together with APSA staff, we’re in the final stages of reviewing literature reviews of APSA/PSE Pedagogy Fellows, which will be published in JPSE in the coming months. I’d like to extend a huge thank you to everyone who has contributed…
Academic Freedom as Ethics, Solidarity, and Craft: A Conversation with Isaac Kamola
Published: May 19, 2026
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Political Science Educator: Volume 30, Issue 1 Interviews Academic freedom remains a field of contention in the United States and around the world. Professors find themselves facing calls for termination for their research, teaching, public statement, or social media posts. At the same time state legislatures have passed laws curtaining faculty speech and undermining institutional autonomy, while the Trump Dr. Isaac A. Kamola administration increasingly uses novel forms of executive power to discipline academics and…
Teaching with Undergraduates: A Reflective Guide for Political Scientists
Published: March 6, 2026
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H. Howell Williams, PhD, Associate Professor of Political Science, Western Connecticut State University The following reflective guide originates from a 400-level seminar on the politics of the 1990s, a class co-taught by a full-time associate professor (Williams) and an undergraduate political science student (Powers). You can view the annotated syllabus from the course that explains the content across the semester, and background reading and preparation here: https://educate.apsanet.org/resource/03-06-2026/politics-of-the-90s-syllabus-and-guide-to-co-teaching-with-undergraduate Introduction Political scientists recognize the importance of high impact practices (HIPs) in the…
Politics of the 90s syllabus and guide to co-teaching with undergraduate
Published: March 6, 2026
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These resources originate from a 400-level seminar on the politics of the 1990s, a class co-taught by a full-time associate professor (Williams) and an undergraduate political science student (Powers). The class was fruitful both in its conceptualization and content as well as the unique opportunity of co-teaching between a faculty member and an undergraduate. These resources reflect both of these facets: first, an annotated syllabus from the course that explains the content across the semester and background reading and preparation;…