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Rural Midwest

New Member Spotlight: L.J. McElravy Advocates for Compromise in Nebraska

SSN is excited to welcome L.J. McElravy, an associate professor of leadership at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, as the 1900th member to join the...
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Member Spotlight: Peter Jones Helps Change Alabama's System of Fines and Fees

“I don't think we could have gotten the bill over the finish line without [Jones’s] contribution.” - Leah Nelson, Research Director at Alabama...
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Scholar Spotlight on Hahrie Han and Jamila Michener

This week's Scholar Spotlight highlights two distinguished researchers joining SSN’s Board of Directors: Hahrie Han , Professor of Political Science...
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Scholar Spotlight: Rachael Cobb

This week's scholar spotlight highlights Rachael Cobb, who hosted the Public Service Symposium at Suffolk University this week. This year's theme was...
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Scholar Spotlight: Alexander Hertel-Fernandez

We elect state legislators to craft bills for us, but three large conservative groups have a huge influence in shaping - and even writing - these laws...
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Scholar Spotlight: Amy Fried

This week's Scholar Spotlight is Amy Fried, who recently won the Career Recognition Award from the University of Maine's Rising Tide Center. The...
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Scholar Spotlight: Malliga Och

This week, we're highlighting Malliga Och, an assistant professor at Idaho State University who studies women in conservative parties and methods to...
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Scholar Spotlight: Nathan Jensen and Margaret O'Mara

Amazon announced its plans for HQ2, splitting its second headquarters between New York City and Arlington, Virginia. Dozens of cities offered billions...
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Scholar Spotlight: Christopher Uggen

This week's spotlight shines on Christopher Uggen, a criminologist whose research on felony disenfranchisement contributed to Florida's vote to...
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Scholar Spotlight: Beverly Gage

A series of bombs mailed to people affiliated with the Democratic Party rattled the U.S. last week - but this isn't the first time something like this...