Women in the Profession

Centennial Center

Meet 2019 Centennial Center Research Grant Recipient Amber Knight

June 1, 2020 Comments Off on Meet 2019 Centennial Center Research Grant Recipient Amber Knight

Dr. Amber Knight is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. She received funding from the Centennial Center Research Grants program for her workshop “Theorizing the Politics […]

Civic Education

Will The Pandemic Weaken The Union To The Point Of Collapse?

May 13, 2020 Comments Off on Will The Pandemic Weaken The Union To The Point Of Collapse?

Over the past 20 years, I’ve taught thousands of students a particular narrative about how the US government formed—American colonists established mechanisms in the Constitution to help them solve significant collective action problems. It’s worth remembering that American government under the Constitution […]

Career Paths

Want to Know How to Land a Government Job? Dr. Heather Wickramarachi Provides Advice Based on Her Experience at the USITC

May 6, 2020 Comments Off on Want to Know How to Land a Government Job? Dr. Heather Wickramarachi Provides Advice Based on Her Experience at the USITC

Heather Wickramarachi is a Senior International Economist in the Office of industries at the United States International Trade Commission (USITC), an independent federal agency. She has a PhD from the University of California – Irvine. Prior to […]

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Meet Elva Orozco Mendoza, 2020 Career Enhancement Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

April 30, 2020 Comments Off on Meet Elva Orozco Mendoza, 2020 Career Enhancement Fellow of the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation

The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has named 32 new Career Enhancement Fellows—10 junior faculty members who will receive 12-month Fellowships, 20 who will receive six-month Fellowships, and two who will receive six-month Adjunct Faculty […]