Politics and Society (page 15)
Huffington Post Cites °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ in Power 150 Ranking
In a Huffington Post column, °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ was listed as third in the nation for colleges with the highest graduation rates for underrepresented students.
Read MoreLaspa Center’s First L-Squad: Who You Are As A Leader, Recap
Laspa Center for Leadership is very excited to have completed their first L-Squad series, “Who You Are as a Leader” this semester. Â L-Squads are a brand new series of workshops […]
Read MoreSean Flynn Cites Singapore’s Health Care System as Option to Obamacare
Sean Masaki Flynn, PhD, associate professor of economics at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, published in a recent FOX NewsLink article his opinion that Singapore provides the best example for the U.S. as the country’s leadership considers options for replacing Obamacare.
Read MoreClever °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ Alumnae Make Election Products
°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ alumnae are putting their creative talents to good use after the contentious 2016 Presidential Election. Katy Lind ’06 is selling an election-themed soap product for “folks who want […]
Read MoreSpotlight on Faculty: Gabriela Bacsan, Assistant Professor of Spanish, Latin American, and Caribbean Literatures and Cultures
Gabriela Bacsan earned her BA in Spanish and Latin American literatures and political science at UC Berkeley. She completed her MA and PhD in literature, with a specialization in Latin American cultural studies, at UC San Diego. Her fields of interest are Caribbean studies, transnational and intersectional representations and conceptualizations of queerness in Latin America, historical memory studies, critical geographies, and tourism studies.
Read MoreScripps Events: Malott Public Affairs Program Celebrates 10 Years
The Elizabeth Hubert Malott Public Affairs Program celebrates its 10th anniversary on November 17, 2016, hosting a conversation between political commentator Norm Ornstein and Scripps Associate Professor of Economics Sean […]
Read MoreStephanie Park ’13 Awarded Prestigious Capital Fellows Internship with California Senate
 Stephanie Park ’13 has been awarded a 2016–2017 California Senate Fellowship, one of four fellowships administered by the Capital Fellows Program. Majoring in the humanities: interdisciplinary studies in culture […]
Read MoreVote Won’t End Ugly Politics, Says Vanessa Tyson in SF Chronicle Article
The weekend before Election Day, associate professor Vanessa Tyson was quoted in a San Francisco Chronicle article about what to expect following the nastiness of the presidential campaign between contenders Hillary Clinton […]
Read MoreScripps Magazine: The Election Issue
“Regardless of your view of the current state of U.S. politics, presidential races offer important teachable moments for society at large, and institutions of higher education in particular, as we […]
Read MoreProfessor Vanessa Tyson to Offer Election Night Commentary at FOX-LA
 Vanessa Tyson, assistant professor of politics at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±¼Ç¼×ÊÁÏ, will offer live commentary as an election-night guest in the FOX-LA news studio in Los Angeles on Nov. 8. Professor Tyson […]
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