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Check out our new research about honor cultures and violence in Justice Quarterly! The University of Texas at Dallas School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences at UT Dallas

So constructivists are more persuasive

We're thrilled to celebrate Independence Day in the nation's capital! A distinctive feature of the #PoliticalStudiesProgram is its rigorous examination of classical texts in political philosophy combined with its situation in the very heart of political action in the USA. 🇺🇸 Hertog Instructor Ryan Hanley of Boston College describes what makes the Hertog Foundation unique. Learn more about Political Studies here: https://lnkd.in/eDdTwwvi

So great to see James McIlroy featured on the University Sales Center Alliance LinkedIn page. The work James does for the UNH Professional Sales Group and the UNH Sales Center is critical to one of the many amazing experiential learning opportunities students have access to at UNH Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics! Watch the full feature to learn more. #PaulPride

Welcome Applied Complexity Postdoctoral Fellow Sam Zhang! Zhang wants to understand the causal mechanisms that drive outcomes — particularly the undesirable ones — in real-world complex social systems. How do the myriad social, institutional, and systemic forces we create sometimes collide to lead to inequalities and human-rights injustices? During his postdoctoral fellowship, he will work on questions of algorithmic justice, untangling and identifying racial disparities in the criminal justice system. https://lnkd.in/gevd_Rbd

The Division of History and Political Science at LCU emphasizes the understanding of the past and politics through a Christian worldview and prepares students with the skills they will need to navigate the complex world of the 21st century. Our program helps students develop marketable skills such as the ability to research and gather data, analyze and draw conclusions from that data, and communicate their knowledge clearly and effectively in written and oral forms. Learn more at https://ow.ly/ZauU50RsRUN

In the fourth week of the #PoliticalStudiesProgram, fellows will consider the liberal tradition and its expression in America. Led by Ryan P. Hanley of Boston College, one section will introduce students to the thought of the two major figures in American Transcendentalism, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Henry David Thoreau. Particular attention will be given to their ideas on individualism, political reform, slavery, and human greatness. Apply for the #PoliticalStudiesProgram by 03.04.24: https://lnkd.in/e_kyUwYn

🎥 "The Power of Pell" offers a rare, behind-the-scenes view of Senator Claiborne Pell’s daily activities in the U.S. Senate—meeting with diplomats, attending late-night sessions, and jogging through Georgetown. These seemingly small moments are pieces of a much larger story, illustrating how individual contributions shape the #historical record. As #election season reminds us of the importance of civic engagement, this video underscores why preserving and sharing #archival materials is essential. Institutions, through digitization efforts, ensure that future generations can access and learn from these records. With ITHAKA’s digital collection stewardship services, your archival materials can become part of the broader story—accessible, discoverable, and impactful. 💡 Your history matters—share it widely. Learn how: https://bit.ly/4f8gjFy 🎞️ Video: Senator Claiborne Pell. The Power of Pell, 1994. University of Rhode Island.

This morning, the American Historical Association is briefing congressional staff on Capitol Hill about the research in American Lesson Plan, our landmark study of the teaching of US history in secondary schools across the country. From Nick Kryczka: “The US education system… has as many curricular decision points as there are school districts and classrooms. Still, history teachers share common ground in terms of the principles they hold, the goals they pursue, and the resources they trust.” Brenda Santos: “Where history instruction is excellent, it is because of teachers…. The report’s most urgent implication is its finding and corresponding call to remedy the under-resourcing of high school history teachers.” Jonathan Zimmerman: Teachers do not “typically engage in vapid triumphalism (as left-wing critics fear) or in incessant negativity (as right wingers assert). The culture war over history is real, but it has also been radically exaggerated by observers like me. I stand corrected.” For the full report: https://lnkd.in/eNsWPWVF

An interesting read. Will be useful to help shape future conversations with students and parents about subject selections and the value of History in the 'marketplace' of high school senior options.