New Center to Bring Wider Political Perspectives to Tufts and Other Universities
Political science professor Eitan Hersh will lead the Center for Expanding Viewpoints in Higher Education
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Tufts Student is awarded the prestigious John and Daria Barry Scholarship
Tufts Senior Trent Bunker has won a Barry Scholarship to study at Oxford University
The Hidden Power of Presidents
Executive orders are often in the news, but presidents also quietly issue other policy directives that are much harder to trace
Politics and the Dating Pool
A student research project looks at what the partisan divide means for finding love
Where We Are Now in American Politics, and Where We Might Go
A Tufts political scientist on polarization, news bubbles, and the dangers of presidential republics
Immigration and the Presidential Election
Tufts professors explain why immigration is an issue, and what the consequences of the election might be for current and future immigrants
Do Women Candidates Have a Harder Time Being Elected?
Newhouse Professor of Political Science Brian Schaffner explains the surprising role that gender plays in American politics
Machiavelli and the Fate of Countries on the Cusp of Tyranny
The Renaissance author of “The Prince” warned against getting complacent in the face of those who would rule alone and unchecked, says a Tufts professor
#OurTufts: Vickie Sullivan
Cornelia M. Jackson Professor of Political Science Vickie Sullivan describes her experience teaching at Tufts in an #OurTufts series post