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• Trump Tweets Erode Trust in Elections Among Supporters, Study Finds

  President Trump’s tweets questioning the U.S. election’s legitimacy are effective in shaping his supporters’ beliefs on that topic, while his tweets boosted his detractors’ confidence in elections, according to research conducted by UNC Political Science Professor Timothy Ryan (continued via … Continued

• “Tom’s Comments: Advice about Graduate School, Finding a job, Reaching Tenure in Political Science and other Social Sciences, and All of the steps in Between,” By Tom Carsey

  UNC’s Department of Political Science is proud to share this book by Tom Carsey, “Tom’s Comments: Advice about Graduate School, Finding a Job, Reaching Tenure in Political Science and other Social Sciences, and All of the Steps in Between.” As … Continued

• Political Science Graduate Student, Rachel Porter won a Social Data Research and Dissertation Fellowship from SSRC

  Congratulations to Rachel! https://www.ssrc.org/fellowships/view/social-data-research-and-dissertation-fellowships/grantees/rporter/

• Letter to Chancellor: Building Name Change from Hamilton Hall to Pauli Murray Hall

  Please see the attached letter to Chancellor Guskiewicz from the chairs of the departments of History, Political Science, and Sociology, along with the Curriculum in Peace, War, and Defense. Link to letter is below: request to the chancellor july 2020 … Continued

• PolMeth Goes Virtual: Graduate Student Posters are now permanently ‘on display’

  This year, PolMeth has gone fully virtual. Graduate student posters, which are a staple of the conference, are now permanently “on display” in temporary websites, where people can write comments/feedback. If you have a chance, it would be awesome if … Continued

• Congratulations to the winners of this year’s departmental awards for scholarship, teaching, and administrative contributions!

  ***Award Citations Spring 2020*** Prothro Best Paper Award Committee: Rahsaan Maxwell and Sarah Treul After reading a collection of excellent and impressive papers, we decided to give the Prothro Best Paper award to Eroll Kuhn for “Do Longer Refugee Journeys … Continued