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Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Uggen

This week's spotlight shines on Christopher Uggen, a criminologist whose research on felony disenfranchisement contributed to Florida's vote to...
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Scholar Spotlight: Beverly Gage

A series of bombs mailed to people affiliated with the Democratic Party rattled the U.S. last week - but this isn't the first time something like this...
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Scholar Spotlight: Elizabeth Matto

Youth voter turnout is consistently low, and research shows that faculty engagement can be one of the best ways to boost student engagement. This week...
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Scholar Spotlight: Michael McDonald

The midterm elections are about a month away, so this week's scholar spotlight shines on Michael McDonald, a professor at the University of Florida...
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Scholar Spotlight: Kelly Dittmar and Kira Sanbonmatsu

This week's spotlight shines on Kelly Dittmar and Kira Sanbonmatsu, who recently published a new book, A Seat at the Table . Dittmar, Sanbonmatsu, and...
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Labor Day Scholar Spotlight: Erik Loomis

We're celebrating Labor Day this week by highlighting Erik Loomis, a labor scholar at University of Rhode Island. Erik published an Op Ed in the New...
DACA

Scholar Spotlight: Tom K. Wong

This week, we highlight Tom K. Wong, who worked with civic organizations UnitedWeDream, Center for American Progress, and the National Immigration Law...
unions

Scholar Spotlight: Dorian Warren

This week's spotlight shines on Dorian Warren, who was recently selected as the president of the Center for Community Change (CCC). Dorian's extensive...
education

Scholar Spotlight: Anita Larson

This week, we are spotlighting another new member to the SSN team, Anita Larson. Anita applies her knowledge of the public sector to study and develop...
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Scholar Spotlight: Kay Lehman Schlozman and Samara Klar

Our Scholar Spotlight features not one, but two scholars who won awards this week from the American Political Science Association’s section on...