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CLASS OF 2025: Duaa Faquih leads with empathy and action

CLASS OF 2025: Duaa Faquih leads with empathy and action What keeps Class of 2025 student Duaa Faquih inspired and grounded? Check out her 5 questions here.

We are happy to announce that Professor Bartels has been awarded the National Medal of Science. This is a fantastic and well-deserved honor. Congratulations Larry!

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2025/01/08/white-house-awards-bartels-and-stassun-2024-national-medal-of-science/

https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2025/01/03/president-biden-honors-nations-leading-scientists-technologists-and-innovators/

White House awards Bartels and Stassun 2024 National Medal of Science Larry Bartels and Keivan Stassun were among the 23 recipients of 2024 National Medal of Science and the National Medal of Technology and Innovation—the nation’s highest honors for exemplary achievement and leadership in science and technology. Both received their medals from President Joe Biden ...

NEH lauds Vanderbilt Department of Political Science Distinguished Professor Jon Meacham for Humanities Achievements.

NEH lauds Vanderbilt’s Jon Meacham for humanities achievements Vanderbilt Distinguished Visiting Professor of Political Science and Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Jon Meacham has been awarded a National Humanities Medal, the nation’s highest honor for contributions to the humanities.

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In politics, do debates matter? As we inch toward Election Day, John Sides, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Political Science, dives into what impact debates may have on polls and the outcome of elections. Listen to the quick take from our latest faculty short series, Facts in Focus. #vuartsci #factsinfocus

https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/10/11/vanderbilt-elections-course-breaks-record-as-largest-elective-class-in-the-universitys-history/

Vanderbilt elections course breaks record as largest elective class in the university’s history With 1,100 enrolled students, the number speaks for itself—PSCI 1150: U.S. Elections is a hot commodity on campus. The elective course offered every four years by the College of Arts and Science is a highly anticipated deep dive into how elections work in the U.S., blending a robust  understandin...

New addition to the Political Science family! Nia Lenea Shipp was born on July 3rd at 2:25 AM at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Mom Shantera is doing well and we sure are missing her in the main office!

Congratulations to Professor Lupu on being selected for the Spring 2024 round of Seeding Success internal grant award. The grant highlights Vanderbilt’s commitment to advancing scientific discovery and technological innovation. Congratulations Noam!

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Vanderbilt names spring 2024 Seeding Success Grant awards Thirteen innovative projects across seven colleges and schools have been selected for the spring 2024 round of Seeding Success internal grants. The Office of the Vice Provost for Research and Innovation announced the recipient list on May 31.

The Lawmakers co-directors Craig Volden of Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy (UVA) and Alan Wiseman of Vanderbilt Department of Political Science have written an essay in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas about the elements of success for legislative effectiveness as part of a symposium about revitalizing political leadership: https://thelawmakers.org/legislative-effectiveness-scores/legislative-effectiveness-the-elements-of-success

Our thoughts are with the family and friends of our prestige colleague Mitchell Seligson.

Private services were held at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in New York on June 3, 2024. Additional remembrances are being planned by Vanderbilt and LAPOP.

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2024/06/21/seligson-centennial-professor-of-political-science-emeritus-has-died/

We are saddened by the passing of Mitchell Seligson, Centennial Professor of Political Science Emeritus and founder of the Latin American Public Opinion Project (LAPOP) Lab, whose contributions helped advance research and dialogue on public opinion and democracy.

Private services were held at the Plaza Jewish Community Chapel in New York on June 3, 2024. Additional remembrances are being planned by Vanderbilt and LAPOP.

https://as.vanderbilt.edu/news/2024/06/21/seligson-centennial-professor-of-political-science-emeritus-has-died/

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Vanderbilt students Alexa Sullivan, Katerina Tian-Svobodny, and Amy Zhao attended the Model Constitutional Convention last week at Arizona State University's Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law. More than 100 undergraduate and law students from across the country gathered to propose, debate, and adopt amendments in a simulated three-day Convention. They also discussed best practices in good governance and Democratic dialogue.

The students were accompanied by Carrie Russell, principal senior lecturer of political science.

Josh Clinton, who holds the Abby and Jon Winkelried Chair and serves as professor of political science and co-director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, has been named a 2024 Andrew Carnegie Foundation Fellow. He joins 27 other scholars nationwide being recognized for their research into the polarization of society and the fortification of our democracy.

Clinton’s research will explore how political polarization in the United States has harmed public confidence in election processes and outcomes. In particular, the fellowship will support Clinton’s research on geographic polarization—who can vote and how, between states and over time—and how the distribution of political power affects beliefs about the nature of democratic elections. By better understanding how and when problems emerge within a democracy, Clinton’s work will contribute to efforts seeking to identify the most effective pathways to bolster democratic trust amid rising polarization.

“Being selected as a Carnegie Fellow is a tremendous honor, and I am humbled, given the number of outstanding applications and how prestigious the selection committee was,” Clinton said. “The Carnegie Foundation’s support for my work is an important validation of the work being done at Vanderbilt, and it will provide exciting new opportunities for my research and students to speak to important foundational concerns for our country.”

Read more 👉 https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2024/05/08/clinton-named-2024-carnegie-fellow-to-study-causes-of-political-polarization/

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