Spotlight: Mark Emmert Appointed Next President of NCAA
On April 27, the National College Athletics Association (NCAA) appointed Mark Emmert, the longtime president of the University of Washington, as its next president. His five-year contract begins on November 1, 2010. Emmert has stated his intention of continuing his predecessors' reforms in holding athletes accountable for their academic performance, as well as helping university presidents handle the rising costs of college athletics.
Emmert received his BA in political science from the University of Washington and went on to receive his master's and doctorate degrees in public administration from the Maxwell School of Syracuse University. After graduating, he taught both political science and public administration at Montana State University in Bozeman, the University of Colorado, and Northern Illinois University before embarking on a career in public administration. Over the years, he has published myriad articles in political science and policy journals, focusing on issues such as organization theory and behavior and higher education policy. Most recently, he has served as the president of the University of Washington. Outside of the sphere of academia, Emmert is a member of the Council of Foreign Relations Higher Education Working Group on Global issues, a fellow on the American Council on Education, and a member of the National Security Higher Education Advisory Board, a group of prominent U.S. university chancellors and presidents who meet to “foster outreach and promote understanding between higher education and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.”
Upon accepting the presidency of the NCAA, which celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2006, Emmert stated, “This is an opportunity to help shape one of the great American institutions.”
Mary Coleman Appointed Dean of Lesley College
Mary Coleman, a professor of political science and associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University in Mississippi, has been appointed dean of Lesley College. She will assume her new responsibilities on July 1, 2010.
Dr. Coleman received her MA and Ph.D. in political science from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Her research interests include the foundations of the practice of citizenship, intergenerational poverty and inequality in the Deep South, and the limits of courts as policymakers in redistricting. At Jackson State, she serves on the core faculty of the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, which seeks to promote positive social change by examining the tools and experiences of those who have been involved in the struggle for civil rights, social justice, and citizenship. She is the author of Legislators, Law and Public Policy: Political Change in Mississippi and the South (Greenwood Press, 1993), and her scholarship has appeared in such journals as the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics. Coleman is a two-time winner of a National Science Foundation research award and has received many fellowships, including the Woodrow Wilson International Scholar Fellowship in 2006 and the Liberal Arts Fellowship in Law and Political Science at Harvard Law School in 1993. She has recently directed and served as the principal investigator for the West Bank and Cuba Civic Education projects through the Mississippi Consortium for International Development.
James Tully Wins 2010 Killam Prize
James Tully, an internationally recognized constitutional expert at the University of Victoria, was one of five recipients of the 2010 Killam Prize, awarded on April 13 in Toronto. Tully is currently the Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Law, and Indigenous Governance and Philosophy at the University of Victoria. He previously also taught at McGill University in Montreal. Beyond the university, Tully is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and an Emeritus Fellow of the Trudeau Foundation, an independent, nonpartisan foundation that seeks to promote research in the humanities and social sciences and foster dialogue among scholars and policymakers in relevant fields. His published works include A Discourse on Property: Locke and His Adversaries and, most recently and influentially, Public Philosophy in a New Key (Cambridge University Press, 2008), which created a stir within the field of political science and led to a series of workshops with organizations such as the APSA.
According to the Vancouver Sun, “created in memory of Canadian financier Izaak Walton Killam (1885–1955), the $100,000 Killam prize is given to Canadian scholars by the Canada Council. One prize is awarded annually in each of five fields: health sciences, natural sciences, engineering, social sciences and humanities.” Tully won for his contributions to Canadian scholarship and public life in the humanities. The Killam Prize committee called special attention to his “new type of public philosophy that links academic research and teaching on local/global problems with creative, cooperative and nonviolent citizens responding to these problems on the ground.”
Four APSA Members Awarded Guggenheim Fellowships
The 2010 John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowships, established to “add to the educational, literary, artistic, and scientific power of this country, and also to provide for the cause of better international understanding,” were announced April 14. The 86th annual competition awarded 180 fellowships to a diverse array of artists, scientists, and scholars, including four members of the APSA.
James H. Fowler, professor, department of political science, University of California, San Diego, was awarded a Fellowship to conduct research on “Pay-it-Forward Dynamics in Social Networks.” Fowler's main areas of interest include social networks, behavioral economics, evolutionary game theory, political participation, cooperation, and genopolitics (the study of the genetic basis of political behavior). He has published more than 50 articles and books, and his work has been recognized by the New York Times, Time magazine, and Business Week, among others. He has also the recipient of a 2010 Emerging Scholar Award from APSA.
Matthew Gabel, associate professor, department of political science, Washington University in St. Louis, was awarded a Fellowship to conduct research on “The Politics of Supranational Legal Integration in the European Union.” Gabel's areas of study include a variety of topics relevant to politics in democratic regimes, such as voting behavior, public opinion, and elite shaping of mass attitudes. His articles have appeared in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, Comparative Politics, and Political Behavior, among others. Gabel has previously received research grants from both Rotary International and the Fulbright Foundation.
Philip Pettit, L. S. Rockefeller University Professor of Politics and Human Values and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy, Princeton University, was awarded a Fellowship to conduct research on “A Civic Republican Theory of Democracy.” Pettit's work focuses on moral and political theory, philosophical psychology, and social ontology. His publications include more than 20 books and articles in journals such as the American Philosophical Quarterly and Philosophy and Phenomenological Research. Pettit is also a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and a fellow of the Australian Academies in both Humanities and Social Sciences.
Frances McCall Rosenbluth, Damon Wells Professor of International Politics, Yale University, was awarded a Fellowship to conduct research on “Evaluating Policies and Practices to Improve the Prospects of Gender Equality.” Rosenbluth's primary area of study is comparative political economy, specializing in Japan. Her current work focuses on electoral microfoundations of different forms of capitalism and gender inequality. She has published several books and many articles in journals such as the Journal of Conflict Resolution, Politics and Gender, and the American Political Science Review. Rosenbluth has also previously been awarded fellowships by the Fulbright Foundation, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the Council on Foreign Relations.
ADMINISTRATIVE APPOINTMENTS
John Clark, professor, department of political science, Western Michigan University, was appointed chair of the department of political science.
Timothy Colton, Morris and Anna Feldberg Professor of Government and Russian Studies, Harvard University, was appointed chair of the department of government.
John G. Geer, Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, has been appointed chair of the department of political science beginning in July 2010.
Joseph Giammo, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Arkansas, Little Rock, was appointed interim chair of the department of political science.
R. Philip Loy, professor, department of political science, Taylor University, was appointed chair of the department of political science.
John Pelissero, professor of political science and interim provost, Loyola University, was appointed provost of Loyola University.
Michele Zebich-Knos, professor, department of political science, Kennesaw State University, was appointed director of the MS in International Policy Management Program.
NEW APPOINTMENTS
Rodney Hero, professor, department of political science, University of California, Berkeley
Bethany Lacina, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Rochester
Jason Lyall, assistant professor, department of political science, Yale University
Neil Malhotra, associate professor, department of political science, University of Pennsylvania
James E. Monogan III, assistant professor, department of political science, University of Georgia
Keith T. Poole, Philip H. Alston, Jr. Chair in Political Science, department of political science, University of Georgia
Alan Wiseman, associate professor, department of political science, Vanderbilt University
PROMOTIONS
Joel S. Fetzer, professor, department of political science, Pepperdine University
Elizabeth Zechmeister, associate professor, department of political science, Vanderbilt University
AWARDS
Lynne E. Ford, professor, department of political science, College of Charleston, received the campuswide 2010 Distinguished Service Award.
William Joseph Parente, professor, department of political science, University of Scranton, received the 2010 Alpha Sigma Nu Teacher of the Year award, the oldest teaching award at the university.
Debra Satz, Martha Sutton Weeks Professor of Ethics in Society, departments of philosophy and political science, Stanford University, and Rob Reich, associate professor, departments of political science and philosophy, Stanford University, were recipients of the Roland Prize, which recognizes Stanford faculty who combine academic scholarship with meaningful volunteer service.
Wendy Scattergood, assistant professor, department of political science, St. Norbert College, received the Bishop Robert F. Morneau Community Service Award that publicly recognizes and rewards a faculty member who has made significant contributions to the betterment of the community through service on a local, regional, and/or state level.
RETIREMENTS
Bob Darcy, Regents Professor of Political Science and Statistics, Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, took emeritus status in June 2010.
David S. Mann, professor emeritus, department of political science, College of Charleston
Jack D. Parson, professor emeritus, department of political science, College of Charleston
IN THE NEWS
Barbara Bardes, professor, department of political science, University of Cincinnati, Globe and Mail, on Republican senatorial primaries in Kentucky.
Christina Boyd, assistant professor, department of political science, University at Buffalo, SUNY, Washington Post, on statistical differences between men and women's rulings on the Supreme Court.
Charles Bullock, Richard B. Russell Professor of Political Science, University of Georgia, Athens, New York Times, on Georgia's resistance to new health care legislation.
Kirby Goidel, professor, department of political science, Louisiana State University, Washington Post, on the role of Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal in response to the May 2010 Gulf oil spill.
Marjorie Hershey, professor, department of political science, Indiana University; Susan Sullivan Lagon, senior fellow, government affairs, Georgetown University; David C. King, lecturer, Harvard Kennedy School; Norman J. Ornstein, resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute; John J. Pitney, Jr., professor, department of government, Claremont McKenna College; and Julian E. Zelizer, professor, department of history and public affairs, Princeton University, New York Times, on the role of independent candidates in campaigns.
George Grayson, professor, department of government, College of William and Mary, New York Times, on the armed raid of two hotels in Monterrey, Mexico.
Muqtedar Khan, associate professor, department of political science and international relations, University of Delaware, Washington Post, on anti-Muslim sentiments, assimilation, and the April 2010 attempted Times Square bombing.
Frances Lee, associate professor, department of government and politics, University of Maryland, College Park, Newsweek.com, on the failure of Congress and congressional attention to presidential agendas.
James Thurber, Distinguished Professor of Government, American University, Associated Press, on the volatility of the Down Jones and its effect on national legislation.
Daniel H. Unger, professor, department of political science, Northern Illinois University, Voice of America, on Thailand's uneven Democratic history.
