Political Science News and Events
Barkun discusses Muslim community post-9/11 at American Academy of Religion annual meeting
JAC 2/16/23: UNPUBLISHING BECAUSE THE TALK IS NO LONGER ON THE WEBSITE.
December 1, 2017
Thorson talks about fake news on Wisconsin Public Radio's Central Time
Emily Thorson, assistant professor of political science, was interviewed on Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) for the Central Time segment "How To Spot And Fight Fake News." Thorson advises people to be wary of spreading fake news just to correct it. "It's hard to . . . unring that bell of misinformation," she says.
December 1, 2017
Miriam Elman quoted in Washington Times article on left's divide over Israel
Miriam Elman, associate professor of political science, says panelists at a recent anti-Semitism forum downplayed escalating anti-Jewish bigotry on U.S. college campuses, "where the problem is not coming from Trump or the alt-Right but from the progressive Left."
November 30, 2017