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Morris Dees J. D., founder and Chief Trial Attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center came to speak
at Rollins College as a Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visiting Scholar.
Find out what it was like to intern with Project Vote Smart in Montana from Political Science major Tristan Baker.
As part of Rollins’ Student-Faculty Collaborative Scholarship Program, Professor of Political Science Don Davison and Margaret Lewicki ’16 are trying to determine what factors influence voter turnout in elections.
Political science professor Julia Maskivker organizes first-ever naturalization ceremony at Rollins.
Morris Dees J.D., founder and Chief Trial Attorney for the Southern Poverty Law Center came to speak
at Rollins College. The @splcenter is “dedicated to fighting hate and
bigotry and to seeking justice for the most vulnerable members of our
society.” We enjoyed hearing and learning about the founding and history
of the SPLC and its work in exposing hate groups today.
We are celebrating Dr. Rick Foglesong’s 40 years as a professor. Congratulations, Dr. Foglesong!
Crossing the far corners of the globe, Mike Gunter’s Tales of an Ecotourist showcases travel—from the hot and humid Amazon jungle to the frozen but dry Antarctic—as a simple yet spellbinding lens to better understand the complex issue of climate change.
To read more about the book, click here
Myrna Perez from the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law joined us for a public presentation on the current voting rights environment in the United States, President Trump’s commission on voting integrity, and the adoption of restrictive voting requirement in states.
To view photos from the event, click here, and for more information about the Brennan Center for Justice click here
To read Dr. Michael Gunter's article in the Orlando Sentinel, please click here
Raquel Leon, left, received the 2017 Outstanding Achievement in Political Science Award for her overall performance in political science throughout her college career. Paige Lyle, center, was recognized as the winner of this year’s Pi Sigma Alpha Award, which honors the student who most stimulates scholarship and intelligent interest in political science on campus. Raquel and Paige are pictured here with Professor Mike Gunter, chair of the Political Science Department.
See Professor D. Davison’s comments regarding a voting rights suit filed in North Carolina here
Dr. Gunter wrote an opinion piece on Brexit for the Dec. 2016 issue of the British, Czech and Slovak Review.
He was also part of an eight-member American delegation hosted by the Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in July 2016.
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Professor Dan Chong helped to create the new "Refugee in Residence" program at Rollins -- one of the first of its kind in the country. Rollins welcomed its first family from the war-torn country of Colombia in the fall of 2016. Read more on Rollins360
Professor Don Davison is invited to a special panel on 'The State of Voting Rights in America'.
The 2016 presidential election was the first since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down critical elements of the Voting Rights Act. As a result, several Southern states and other districts were able to revise voter ID requirements and close or change the location of polling sites without federal approval. Read More.
In this article, Professor Julia Maskivker argues that quitting on the news is not conducive to helping our democracy however difficult and frustrating staying informed may be.
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Political Science major Tristan Baker ’17 interned with Project Vote Smart in Montana. Read his recollection of the experience.
In their project The Comparative Effects of Electoral Laws on Political Participation, Professor of Political Science Don Davison (left) and Margaret Lewicki ’16 (right) are trying to find out what factors influence voter turnout in elections.
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Political Science Alumni Marco Hoilett accepted a prestigious Jessie Ball duPont fellowship upon graduation. The political science major spent his first two years after graduation working to build effective democratic communities.
"I am extremely appreciative and grateful to be named a fellow for the Jessie Ball duPont Fund where I will spend the next two years working to build effective democratic communities," Hoilett says. "I would like to give a special thanks to Dr. Don Davison for his assistance during this process and the Political Science Department for preparing me for this new and exciting journey."
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In November, Assistant Professor of Political Science Julia Maskivker, along with Melissa McGuire-Maniau ’15 and the Rollins’ Democracy Project, helped organize the first naturalization ceremony on the Rollins campus.
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Julia Maskivker explores how the Founding Fathers understood the work of freedom.
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