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Celebrating the new book, Prenatal Genetic Testing, Abortion, and Disability Justice (Oxford University Press, 2023), written by Dr. Amber Knight and Dr. Joshua Miller.
The book received Honorable Mention of the 2023 2023 Alison Piepmeier Book Prize National Women’s Studies Association’s 2023 Alison Piepmeier Book Prize review committee.
Dr. Beth Elise Whitaker, Professor of the Department of Political S and Public Administration at UNC Charlotte, joined Queen City News Now to talk about the violence in Sudan and China’s rising influence in Africa.
Queen City News: Violence in Sudan and China’s rising influence in Africa
CMS School Board Race and Voters to the Polls
CMS School Board Race and Voters to the Polls
Professor Martha Kropf, voting and election scholar, shares expertise on the Detroit election ballot collection photos.
Professor Martha Kropf, voting and election scholar, shares expertise on the Detroit election ballot
Dr. John Szmer: Monkey Cage Article in The Washington Post
Dr. John Szmer: Monkey Cage Article in The Washington Post
Drs. Jared McDonald and James Igoe Walsh Win the APSA Experimental Research Section Best Replication Award
Drs. Jared McDonald and James Igoe Walsh Win the APSA Experimental Research Section Best Replication
Dr. Alexander Kustov: Washington Post Article
Dr. Alexander Kustov, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, published “Immigration Opponents Are Far More Passionate than Supporters,” in Monkey Cage of the Washington Post, July 14, 2022. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2022/07/14/immigration-san-antonio-public-opinion/
Dr. Mel Atkinson: American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program
Dr. Mary Layton “Mel” Atkinson, Associate Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, has been selected for the 2022-23 American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship Program. Since 1953, this prestigious program has brought political scientists, journalists, and other professionals to the Capitol, where they take part in educational seminars and work as staff in Congressional […]
Dr. Yaoyao Dai: New York Times Interview
Dr. Yaoyao Dai, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, comments in a New York Times interview on the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet’s visit to China. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/05/27/world/asia/un-china-xinjiang.html

Online Option: B.A. in Political Science
UNC Charlotte further expands access to the popular political science undergraduate degree with an online version of the B.A. in Political Science enrolling for fall 2022. For more information, please use this link!