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Liberal Arts seminar to examine how democracies die

1/8/19

LA 297 Democratic Erosion, taught by McCourtney Institute for Democracy Managing Director Chris Beem, will be held from 4:35 to 5:50 p.m. on Thursdays in 113 Thomas Building from Feb. 7 to April 11. The one-credit LA 297 course is available to any undergraduate student.

AbeKhan

Khan named first Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Liberal Arts

12/11/18

The first Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professorship, created through the generosity of Penn State alumni Laurence and Lynne Brown, with matching funds from the Tracy and Ted McCourtney Endowed Professorship Matching Gift Program, has been awarded to Abraham Khan in the College of the Liberal Arts.

McCourtney Institute Mood of the Nation Poll Republican Voters

Mood of the Nation Poll examines empathy, or lack thereof, between parties

12/6/18

Results from the latest Penn State Mood of the Nation Poll, conducted by the McCourtney Institute for Democracy, show that not only do people with opposing political beliefs fundamentally disagree, they find it difficult — if not impossible — to put themselves in the shoes of someone from the other side.

Nick Jones

Are land-grant universities still 'democracy’s colleges?'

12/3/18

University systems around the country face funding cuts from their respective states and a growing anti-intellectual sentiment from constituents. Executive Vice President and Provost Nick Jones discusses these issues on the latest episode of the Democracy Works podcast.

CAS Award Winners 2018

National Communication Association honors several Penn Staters

11/15/18

Penn State’s Department of Communication Arts and Sciences was well-represented at the National Communication Association’s Awards Ceremony last week, as faculty and students from the department received six of the organization's 23 annual awards and five additional division awards.

Penn State Deliberates series explores dialogue on campus

11/14/18

Penn State Deliberates, a new student-run project in the Center for Democratic Deliberation, aims to shed light on the democratic deliberations that are happening in person — across the political spectrum and away from social media.

Public Mapping Project

Public Mapping Project to receive Brown Democracy Medal on Nov. 9

10/17/18

The University of Florida’s Michael McDonald and MIT’s Micah Altman, principal investigators on the Public Mapping Project, winners of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's 2018 Brown Democracy Medal, will give a public lecture on their work at 4:30 p.m. Nov. 9 in Paterno Library’s Foster Auditorium.

Word Cloud September 2018 McCourtney Institute Mood of the Nation Poll

Mood of the Nation Poll finds one person's anger is another's pride

10/12/18

Responses to the September McCourtney Institute Mood the Nation Poll reveal partisan differences concerning President Donald Trump, but also football player and activist Colin Kaepernick, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, and Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

Nevins Fellows Program introduces students to democracy

9/25/18

The Nevins Fellows Program provides undergraduate students at Penn State the opportunity to complete paid internships at organizations that promote democracy. Penn State students interested in participating in the program can register for PLSC 209/CAS 209 Democratic Leadership. At the conclusion of the course, students will be selected to complete an internship next summer.

Constitution Day September 17

Professor: Dig into the Constitution for yourself

9/17/18

Rosa Eberly will gladly tell people that the U.S. Constitution affects them every day of their lives. But you don’t have to take her word for it: just talk to her students in her Foundations of Civic and Community Engagement class.

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