Political Science and Public Policy

The John Jay School of Criminal Justice criminologist and leading expert on corporate crime, global financial crises, and corruption will speak in Yeager Recital Hall at 7 p.m.

Cultural and historical geographer Derek Alderman examines race, memory and heritage of the American South and how they shape current cultural landscapes. 

The Elon University Poll conducted a survey following a recent decision to hold a new election in North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, with one in five voters saying they are ‘not at all confident’ in the fairness of future elections. 

Cody Keenan, a speechwriter for President Barack Obama for 11 years, offered his take on the nature of contemporary politics. 

Derrick Luster ’20 is competing for a highly competitive national fellowship awarded each year to those with goals of working in public service or government. Winners will be announced in April. 

The program, facilitated by the Stennis Center for Public Leadership and the nonprofit Former Members of Congress, brings former federal legislators to college campuses to discuss public service. 

Assistant Professor of Political Science Baris Kesgin’s recent research is based on the premise that when leaders depart from their long-held, publicly known policy positions, one possible explanation is changes in their personality. Kesgin puts this assumption to test in the case of Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in August 2005.

The Liberal Arts Forum hosts veteran speechwriter to President Barack Obama for a presentation in Whitley Auditorium at 7:30 p.m. Admission is free; no ticket required. 

Jason Husser, associate professor of political science and director of the Elon University Poll, was invited by WFMY News, the local CBS affiliate, to offer commentary on the shutdown and its impact on the 2020 presidential election. 

Husser offered his insights in the controversy surrounding the 9th District Congressional race in North Carolina for the nightly national FOX News program.