Beth Rabinowitz Nominated for Gabriel A. Almond Award

Beth Rabinowitz’s dissertation, titled Reversal of Fortune: Regime Strategies and Political (In)Stability in Cote d’Ivoire and Ghana, 1950-2000, has been nominated for the American Political Science Association’s Gabriel A. Almond Award. The prize is awarded annually for the best dissertation in the field of comparative politics and was created in recognition of Gabriel Almond’s contributions to … Continue reading Beth Rabinowitz Nominated for Gabriel A. Almond Award

Lori Minnite Cited in LULAC v. Deininger Case

An important decision was handed down in the Wisconsin voter ID case, LULAC v. Deininger.  The judge cited Professor Lori Minnite’s testimony in finding that the law unconstitutional and violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act (pp. 18-19): “As Professor Minnite testified, the publicity surrounding photo ID legislation creates the false perception that voter-impersonation … Continue reading Lori Minnite Cited in LULAC v. Deininger Case

Michael Javen Fortner’s Public Lecture

In a public lecture titled “Race, Politics and the Obama Presidency,” Michael Javen Fortner discussed how the race of the president influences the moral and political obligations of the presidency.  Prof. Fortner’s talk was sponsored by a prestigious award from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities to the Willingboro Public Library.