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Political Science Professor Discusses the Impact of Sexism on Hillary Clinton’s Prospects in Washington Post Column

Political Science Professor Nichole Bauer published a column titled “Here’s what the research tells us about whether sexism is hurting Hillary Clinton’s prospects”  in “The Monkey Cage,” which is a politics column published by the Washington Post. Dr. Bauer is a political psychologist and has published numerous articles on the effects of gender stereotypes on the success of female political candidates. She recently received the Best Article in Political Behavior Award from the Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior section […]

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UA Mock Trial Team Victorious in Argo Invitational

The University of Alabama’s Mock Trial Team took home the first place trophy at the Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament. The tournament was hosted by the University of West Florida in Pensacola, Florida on January 19-20. In addition to the two teams field by the University of Alabama, the tournament field included an additional 24 teams from Auburn University, University of Florida, Georgia Tech, Kennesaw State University, the University of North Alabama, and the University of West Florida. The tournament […]

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Political Science Faculty Member Wins Two Awards at 2015 APSA Meeting

Political Science faculty member Dr. Nichole Bauer received the Best Article in Political Behavior Award from the Elections, Public Opinion and Voting Behavior section of the American Political Science Association. The award is given annually to the author(s) of the best article in Political Behavior, which is the section’s official journal. The title of the article is “The Relationship Between Campaign Negativity, Gender and Campaign Context,” and was published in 2014. The article was co-authored with Yanna Krupnikov (Stony Brook […]

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UA Faculty Member Receives Best Book Award for Public Administration

University of Alabama Political Science faculty member Richard Fording received the Herbert Simon Book Award from the Public Administration Section of the American Political Science Association. The award, which was presented at the APSA’s annual meeting on September 5th in San Francisco, is given for “significant contributions to public administration scholarship.” Books with publication dates of 2009, 2010, and 2011 were eligible for the 2015 award. Fording received the award, along with his coauthors Joe Soss (University of Minnesota) and Sanford […]

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