Entries tagged with ‘Political Science’
Alex Buresh ’26
“[Political Science faculty] have all been so kind, and I know that if I need help in the future, whether for a reference or even just advice, I could go to any of them.” With her parents always calling her the “how bout girl”, Alex feels that she has been predestined to go into Political […]
Ashley Ley ’23 and Tessa Yeager ’24
“Unseen Passages: Refugees and the Collective Fight for Vitality – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Ashley Ley ’23 and Tessa Yeager ’24, co-chairs of the 2023 Building Bridges conference on March 4, talk about their backgrounds and paths to Gustavus, how and why they became involved in Building Bridges, the rewards of their involvement, developing […]
Jenesis Tompkins ’23 and Zachary Gbor ’23
“Meet the Leaders of Gustavus’s Pan African Student Organization – Listen to the Learning for Life Podcast” Jenesis Tompkins ’23 and Zachary Gbor ’23, co-presidents of the Pan African Student Organization (PASO) at Gustavus, talk about their backgrounds and interests when younger, how they found themselves, somewhat unexpectedly, attending Gustavus, being students of color there, the place […]
Faculty Spotlight: Kate Knutson
Kate Knutson (Political Science) published an open-access, online textbook, An Introduction to U.S. Public Policy: Theory and Practice, through the Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project. The book features essays from Gustavus alumni including Henry Adebisi ’18, Jessye Flannery ’13, Kaleb Rumicho ’09, Samantha Vang ’16, Mikka McCracken ’09, and Marcus Schmit ’07, as well as writing […]
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke
Jill Locke (Political Science) presented a paper, “Childhood Innocence and Moral Authority: Shaming Dialectics in the Youth Climate Movement,” to the Shamelessness East and West Colloquium at Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, China (virtual) and the Political Theory Colloquium at University of Notre Dame (in person). This paper is part of a book Locke is […]
Faculty Spotlight: Mimi Gerstbauer
Mimi Gerstbauer (Political Science) was invited as a virtual speaker at the Christian Alliance for Inclusive Development’s “Welcoming Table.” Mimi was invited to speak in her capacity as Chair of the Peace and Hope International Board, about the role of boards in creating gender-inclusive organizations in global development. She is also giving five adult education […]
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke
Jill Locke (Political Science) published an article “Beyond Heroes and Hostility: Greta Thunberg, Vanessa Nakate, and The Transnational Politics of Girl Power” in the journal NORA, Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research. The article is part of a special issue on “Unashamed Citizenship: Activist Voices in Scandinavia,” which is inspired by Locke’s concept of […]
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke
Jill Locke (Political Science) gave a talk and Q&A at the Saint Peter Senior Center on May 4. Locke was also recently named as the next James and Patricia McPherson Endowed Professor at Gustavus.
Faculty Spotlight: Mimi Gerstbauer
Mimi Gerstbauer (Political Science) and co-authors James Huff (Wheaton College) and Vilma “Nina” Balmaceda (Duke University) published an article “Faith in Peacebuilding Assemblages in Colombia and Peru” in The International Journal of Latin American Religions.
Faculty Spotlight: Jill Locke
Jill Locke (Political Science) and Ainsley LeSure (Political Science – Brown University) published, “The Girls’ Bureau of Freedom and Social Uplift,” a futuristic essay that is part of a 50th Anniversary issue of the journal Political Theory.