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APSA Council Caroline Tolbert

Tolbert elected VP for the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2024-2025 Council

Monday, October 14, 2024
Caroline Tolbert was elected as one of three Vice Presidents for the American Political Science Association (APSA) 2024-2025 Council.
Andrew Kelleher in Spain

Spain and Scholarships: Studying Abroad with Federal Financial Assistance

Thursday, September 26, 2024
Andrew Kelleher shares his experience studying abroad in Spain on a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship, sponsored by the U.S. Department of State.
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Tolbert: "Measuring County Election Administration in the United States"

Wednesday, September 4, 2024
Prof. Caroline Tolbert and PhD alum Michael Ritter published a paper in Election Law Journal titled "Measuring County Election Administration in the United States."
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Events

The Hero You Don’t Know: Hubert Humphrey and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights promotional image

The Hero You Don’t Know: Hubert Humphrey and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

Thursday, October 24, 2024 6:30pm to 8:00pm
Virtual
To mark the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, award-winning author Samuel G. Freedman, professor of journalism at Columbia University, and Norman Sherman, who served as Vice President Hubert Humphrey’s press secretary during Lyndon Johnson’s administration, will delve into a bit of history that bears remembrance this presidential election year. Together, Freedman and Sherman will examine Humphrey’s efforts to advance civil rights in the 1940s.
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David Conn, CLAS Alumni Fellow Presentation

Wednesday, November 13, 2024 5:30pm
Old Capitol Museum
Join us for a special presentation in honor of political science alum David Conn, recipient of a 2024 Alumni Fellow Award from the University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
Justin Kirkland, “Legislative Financial Asset Disclosure, Firm Motivations, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in the US States” promotional image

Justin Kirkland, “Legislative Financial Asset Disclosure, Firm Motivations, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in the US States”

Friday, November 15, 2024 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Schaeffer Hall
SUDHINDRA BOSE SPEAKER SERIES “Legislative Financial Asset Disclosure, Firm Motivations, and Macroeconomic Outcomes in the US States” Justin Kirkland Professor of Politics and Policy, University of Virginia
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