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Lamis Abdelaaty Awarded the 2024 Montonna Fund
The fund was created in 1997 with a generous gift from the honoree’s daughter and Maxwell alumna, the late Mary Lou Williams.
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Gadarian Discusses the Presidential Debate and Election With Al Jazeera and USA Today
“One of the things I think the split screen was able to do was to show Harris looking really composed. She was looking right at Trump and she wasn't going to let up. And I think part of the strategy wasn't really about him at all. It was about ‘I can hold the stage. I can be presidential. I can be commander in chief,’” says Shana Gadarian, professor of political science.
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Jackson Talks to Bloomberg About What Young People Are Watching for in the Presidential Debate
“I think a lot of young people have been waiting to hear the same thing probably for the past few years as they have in the past few weeks, which is a really clear stance on what lies ahead for the folks who are most vulnerable in the United States,” says Jenn Jackson, assistant professor of political science.
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Gen Z and the Future of Politics
Eggers Hall, 220 (Strasser Legacy Room)
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How does Gen Z use TikTok to challenge the political establishment? Why is Gen Z so active in political social movements yet vote at such low levels? How are Gen Z policymakers successful in a political system dominated by boomers?
The future of American Politics is coming soon, and it will be led by Gen Z.
Please join us and participate in a conversation with renowned experts in Gen Z politics about the coming “cohort cliff” when boomers will give way to a new generation of voters and political leaders and what that will mean for the future of American democracy.
D. Sunshine Hillygus is a professor of political science at Duke University. She is director of the Duke Initiative on Survey Methodology (https://dism.duke.edu/ ) and co-director of the Polarization Lab (https://www.polarizationlab.com/ ).
Kevin Munger is the Jeffrey L. Hyde and Sharon D. Hyde and Political Science Board of Visitors Early Career Professor of Political Science and assistant professor of political science and social data analytics at Penn State University.
Maurice Brown '19 is a U.S. Army veteran running for Onondaga County Legislature.
This event is part of a series of discussions hosted by the Hicker Family Professor in Renewing Democratic Community to promote civil discourse and mutual understanding.
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