MA in American alum Quinn Bornstein (now a PhD in Georgetown Department of Government) presented research on trust in Government at the New England PSA annual meeting in Mystic, Connecticut.

NEPSA24 is just over one month away. We are very excited to announce our luncheon speakers for our 75th anniversary conference: Sheldon Whitehouse and John Della Volpe! Register here: newenglandpsa.org and join us at the Newport Harbor Island Resort April 18-20

ICYMI - last week I posted the first article about my NAACP v. Alabama research: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cf… It has been very well received. I care deeply about this project about the history behind this incredibly important #freespeech litigation. The history tells us a lot

Faculty Focus: Name: Dr. John Kenneth White (ret.) Dr. White retired in December 2023 and is completing his term as the CUA Political Science Honor Society Pi Sigma Alpha Mu Theta chapter advisor. This year, 24 members will be inducted at the awards ceremony on April 18, 2024.

8.30am conference panels can be rough unless you're New England PSA '24 for a constitutional interpretation panel that includes discussions of a student dressed as a lizard in a "Columbo-style" trench coat (oh, and also plentiful discussions of #freespeech theory).

Day 1 of NEPSA24 launches our 75th year. Thanks to our sponsor Chicago Journals for their support!

Many former NEPSA Presidents joined us last night in celebrating our 75th anniversary

Thanks to Georgetown Department of Government for sponsoring our 75th anniversary conference

Thanks John Della Volpe for attending our 75th anniversary conference!

The Robert C. Wood Prize for Best Paper Written by a Graduate Student has gone to Clara Sedzro of New York University

The Wilson Carey McWilliams Prize for Best Paper Written by an Undergraduate Student goes to Alyssa Stankevitz of Saint Anselm College, accepted by her advisor Chris Galdieri, for her work, "Deconstructing a 'Representational Nexus:' Gerrymandering and Political Representation in Texas

Our outgoing President, Scott Mclean of Quinnipiac University hands over the gavel to our incoming President, @ASFried of University of Maine UMainePoliSci

With the Senate staying in business yesterday, we were thrilled that our speaker, Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon Whitehouse meet with NEPSA attendees via zoom from DC. A wonderful conversation and Q&A for our 75th anniversary year.

Congratulations to Jane JaKyung Han for being awarded the John C. Donovan Prize for Best Faculty Paper at the 2024 New England PSA conference! Her co-authored paper will also be published in a forthcoming book. Check out the #NEPSA 2024 highlights here: newenglandpsa.org/2024highlights

Congratulations to Maine Scholars Strategy Network (bsky: @scholars.org) Amy Fried (@ASFried) who is the incoming president of the New England Political Science Association!