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Michael Johnston, Charles A. Dana professor of political science, has been collaborating with Bertram Levine ’63, now a political science professor at Rutgers, for decades. The two scholars recently co-wrote an op-ed in The Washington Post called “Making campaign contributions anonymous.”

�Ա���Ƶ students are reflecting on their summer research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Natasha Torres ’15, an educational studies major and women’s studies minor from Cleveland, Ohio, who was given an award for outstanding research at the fall student poster session. My study abroad experience, which included a […]

Paul Sirma ‘15, a mathematical economics major from Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, interned with the Ifakara Health Institute to create a greater understanding of HIV/AIDS in his home country.

Taking a tour is one of the best ways for prospective students to get a feel for campus, to learn about the student experience, and to discover what �Ա���Ƶ has to offer both inside and outside the classroom. It’s also a bit of a hike. As a tour guide and summer intern with the Office […]

�Ա���Ƶ students are sharing their experiences conducting research with faculty members on campus and in the field. This post is by Jane Trask ’16, a history major from Springfield, Ill. This summer, I’m researching �Ա���Ƶ’s self-image through its own published materials from 1832–1908. I’ve spent most of my time in the University Archives examining the […]

Learning about and discussing social justice is not what most elementary-age students do during their summer vacations — but that’s just what eight students were recently able to do thanks to the efforts of Emily Luba ’16.

�Ա���Ƶ students are participating in internships in a variety of fields and locations this summer. This post is by Zac Lomas ’15, a history and English double major from Buffalo, N.Y. In the summer of 2012, I interned at a Buffalo-based law firm and promptly learned that I did not want to be a lawyer. […]

A second year of funding provided by the Picker Interdisciplinary Science Institute at �Ա���Ƶ will allow faculty researchers to further their exploration of the cultural and religious stewardship of sacred forest ecosystems in Ethiopia. Damhnait McHugh, director of the institute, announced the award to �Ա���Ƶ professors Catherine Cardelús (biology), Eliza Kent (religion), Peter Klepeis (geography), […]

[youtube=http://youtu.be/lJDFCH19R20] �Ա���Ƶ professors Spencer Kelly and Yukari Hirata have produced the first in what will be a new series of videos designed to communicate the broad societal benefits of a liberal arts education, as well as the particular ways �Ա���Ƶ students learn and grow. This first episode of the Looking Through the Liberal Arts series […]

As debate over immigration policy continues in the nation’s capital and across the country, research by �Ա���Ƶ professor Chad Sparber and two colleagues continues to add to the dialogue. In 2013, Sparber began research showing that an increase in H-1B visas — a program for U.S. companies to bring in skilled immigrants — did not […]