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Tag: Political Science

  • Regents announce outstanding UW System teachers for 2021 | Urban Milwaukee

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    UW- Green Bay Recipients: Ekaterina (Katia) Levintova, Professor of Political Science and Global Studies, Department of Democracy and Justice Studies, UW-Green Bay. Dr. Levintova joined UW-Green Bay’s faculty in 2007 and teaches first-year seminars to upper-level political science courses. Her innovative, student-focused teaching blends discussion and lecture with simulations, such as asking students in upper-…

  • Professor Weinschenk publishes new paper

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    Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently had a peer-reviewed journal article accepted for publication. The paper is titled “Educational attainment has a causal effect on economic, but not social ideology: Evidence from discordant twins” and will be published in the journal Political Studies. The paper is co-authored with Stig Hebbelstrup Rye Rasmussen (Aarhaus University, Denmark), Asbjørn…

  • UWGB Model EU Club in national event

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UWGB Model EU Club is participating in the annual  Model EU conference at Indiana University-Bloomington (virtually). The seven member delegation representing Estonia consists of first-year students, graduating seniors, 2020 graduates, and transfer students. This is UWGB’s first time participating in this national event that brought 175 students from Universities in Texas, Florida, Illinois,  Indiana, NC…

  • Conservative Groups and Donors Impact Nonpartisan Appeals Court Race

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk talked with UpNorthNews last week about partisan and nonpartisan politics. No state Supreme Court race this year, but tens of thousands of dollars and high-profile endorsements are flying in two down-ballot races in next week’s election.The likes of former Gov. Scott Walker, likely Republican gubernatorial candidate Rebecca Kleefisch, and conservative…

  • Assoc. Prof. Coen presents refugee policy research

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    UW-Green Bay Associate Professor Alise Coen (Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs) presented her research on U.S. refugee policy to the Western Political Science Association last week. Her paper, “Terrorist Infiltrators, Gendered Threat, and the Specter of 9/11: U.S. Retreats from Refugee Responsibility-Sharing” was delivered as part of a virtual panel on Immigration Policy at…

  • Professor Katia Levintova named co-director of the Center for Civic Engagement

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    The Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) is delighted to announce Professor Katia Levintova as the new co-director of the Center. Levintova will be working alongside Prof. David Coury and Ashley Heath to manage and expand the CCE on campus and within the community. Levintova has been at UWGB since Fall 2007 and has extensive experience…

  • Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk gives lecture at St. Norbert College

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) recently gave a guest lecture in Angel Saavedra Cisneros’ Political Psychology class at St. Norbert College. The lecture focused on the influence of personality traits on political behaviors and attitudes, which is one of Weinschenk’s research areas. 

  • Faculty note: Prof. Weinschenk feature on podcast about social studies education

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    Listen to UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (Political Science) in this podcast, Deeper Social Studies, about Social Studies education.

  • Professor Weinschenk featured in political science article

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    UW-Green Bay Prof. Aaron Weinschenk (chair of Political Science) was recently featured in an article about the race within Wisconsin State Legislature. The Press Times has the story.

  • Reminder: All Rise: Jessica Karbowski Weare event is March 9

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    Jessica Karbowski Weare serves as deputy legal counsel to Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan. Previously she worked as associate general counsel for Global Trade Compliance-Sanctions at Facebook, spent almost a decade practicing international law as an attorney-advisor in the Office of the Legal Advisor at the U.S. Department of State, and clerked for Justice Dana…