Political Science News and Events
Faricy cited in NY Times article on state and local tax deduction debate
Christopher Faricy's book "Welfare for the Wealthy: Parties, Social Spending, and Inequality in the United States" (Cambridge University Press, 2015) was cited in the New York Times article, "Why a $10,000 Tax Deduction Could Hold Up Trillions in Stimulus Funds."
May 4, 2021
See related: COVID-19, New York State, State & Local, Taxation
Murphy receives 2021 Daniel Patrick Moynihan junior faculty award
Tessa Murphy, assistant professor of history, is this year’s recipient of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan Award for Teaching and Research. The award will be presented at the Maxwell School’s virtual Graduate Convocation on Saturday, May 22. As this year’s Moynihan Award winner, Murphy will be the featured speaker at Convocation.
May 3, 2021
See related: Awards & Honors
Elizabeth Cohen discusses immigration policy in 2021 in AlterNet piece
"From a failure to rescind the former president's Title 42, causing almost all recent asylum-seekers to be expelled from the U.S., to President Biden's equivocation on the 2021 refugee cap, it's almost impossible to find good news about immigration policy in 2021," writes Elizabeth Cohen, professor of political science.
April 30, 2021
See related: Refugees, U.S. Immigration, United States