AWARDS

Paul F. Diehl, associate provost, director of the Center for Teaching and Learning, and Ashbel Smith professor of political science, University of Texas at Dallas, was awarded the J. David Singer Book Award for The Puzzle of Peace: The Evolution of Peace in the International System, coauthored with Gary Goertz and Alexandru Balas, during the International Studies Association Midwest Conference. The book was previously a finalist for the Woodrow Wilson Award at the 2017 APSA Annual Meeting.

Ingrid Haas, assistant professor of political science and resident faculty in the Center for Brain, Biology, and Behavior, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, was awarded the Carroll R. McKibbin Distinguished Research Award, the highest research honor bestowed on the department.

Arthur “Skip” Lupia, Hal R. Varian professor of political science and research professor in the Center for Political Studies, University of Michigan, was awarded one of the university’s President’s Award for Public Impact for his work to enhance public understanding of political information and scientific findings.

Mark Tessler, Samuel J. Eldersveld Collegiate professor of political science, University of Michigan, was awarded a Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award from the university for his achievements in research and mentorship.

John R. Haskell Named Director of John W. Kluge Center

John R. Haskell, an accomplished political scientist, author, and professor has been named director of the John W. Kluge Center at the Library of Congress. Haskell brings three decades of leadership experience from both academia and the Library to his new position.

The Kluge Center, a scholarly research center within the Library of Congress, attracts the world’s best thinkers to Washington, DC, to facilitate their access to the Library’s unparalleled collections and to engage them in conversation with members of Congress and other public figures. The Kluge Center director oversees the selection of this vibrant community of scholars and guides the development of a rich program of lectures, symposia, panel discussions and book talks from current and former residents.

Haskell comes to Kluge from a stint as research director for a major congressional commission, where he led a 25-person research team charged with streamlining the Defense Department’s acquisition system. Prior to that, he headed the Government and Finance Division at the Congressional Research Service (CRS) from 2013 to 2016. Part of CRS senior leadership, Haskell managed all aspects of the 75-person division and regularly represented the Library with members of Congress, congressional staff, and a wide range of external audiences.

Before joining CRS, Haskell was curriculum chair and senior fellow at the Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University from 2000 to 2013. An alumnus of APSA’s Congressional Fellowship Program, he also served as a legislative assistant for a member of Congress and associate staff to the House Budget Committee.

Haskell currently teaches public policy for Claremont McKenna College and Georgetown University. He was a tenured political science professor at Drake University and has also taught at Davidson College and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his PhD in American politics. His BA is in political science from Davidson College. He has authored three books on congressional process and our political system: Congress in Context, Direct Democracy or Representative Government? and Fundamentally Flawed.

Adapted from the Library of Congress’ press release.

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APT Cofounders Honored at 15th Annual Meeting

At the 15th Annual Meeting of the Association for Political Theory (APT), held on October 14, 2017 at The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, APSA members Dennis McEnnerney and Emily Hauptmann were honored for their work as association co-founders. McEnnerney, adjunct associate professor of philosophy at Colorado College, and Hauptmann, professor of political science at Western Michigan University, decided to found APT in 2000 after meeting for brunch in Ann Arbor, where McEnnerney was then on the faculties of English and political science. Together, they organized APT’s first meeting at Calvin College in 2003, with a program of 99 participants.

McEnnerney served in many capacities as the organization grew: co-director (2000–2008), secretary-treasurer (2000–2005), membership secretary (2000–2008), newsletter editor (2000–2008), and webmaster (2000–2012). He organized or supervised the organization of conferences at Colorado College, Washington University in St. Louis, Indiana University, The University of Western Ontario, and Wesleyan University. Hauptmann also served as co-director (2000–2007).

Tributes were delivered to the attendees by current and past officers, including Michael Morrell of the University of Connecticut, Jeanne Morefield of Whitman College, Robert Martin of Hamilton College, and Andrew Murphy of Rutgers University. Letters were also read from Liz Wingrove of The University of Michigan and Elizabeth Markovitz of Mount Holyoke College.

The 15th annual meeting at the University of Michigan was attended by about 180 members. APT currently boasts just over 1,900 members, drawing together scholars of political science, philosophy, gender studies, history, law, literature, African-American studies, and other related areas and disciplines. A self-consciously egalitarian organization, APT welcomes the participation of scholars at all stages of their careers and from both teaching- and research-oriented institutions.

Teele Named to Esteemed Professorship

Dawn Teele, APSA member and assistant professor of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, has been named one of the Janice and Julian Bers Assistant Professors in the Social Sciences alongside Etienne Benson, assistant professor of history and sociology of science.

Janice and Julian Bers established these chairs in 1972 to recognize assistant professors who demonstrate outstanding promise as teachers and scholars in the social sciences. The late Janice Bers graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an education degree in 1939. Her husband, the late Julian Bers, graduated from Wharton in 1931. He received Penn’s Alumni Award of Merit in 1968, and served as a trustee of the University, while Janice Bers served as president of her class and on the 50th reunion gift committee.

Dr. Teele’s research, which examines the causes and consequences of voting rights reform, forms of bias in politics, and social science methodology, has won several prizes and awards, including the Women and Politics Research Section’s award for the best paper at APSA’s 2016 Annual Meeting as well as the Gabriel Almond Award for Best Dissertation in Comparative Politics. Dr. Teele has published in a variety of academic journals, is the editor of a volume on field experiments, and is finishing a book about the practical politics of women’s suffrage.

Since joining Penn in 2015, Dr. Teele has served as a faculty adviser for University Research Scholars and as a member of the Fulbright Committee. She holds a BA in economics from Reed College and a PhD in political science from Yale University.

Adapted from the University of Pennsylvania’s press release.

Jacek Recognized with National Award

Henry Jacek, professor of political science at McMaster University in Hamilton, ON, was recently honored with a Canada Sesquicentennial award in recognition of his efforts to engage the community and McMaster students in the civic life of Canada.

Filomena Tassi, Member of Parliament and Deputy Government Whip (Hamilton West-Ancaster-Dundas) was on campus to present Jacek with a sesquicentennial pin, a special keepsake that combines the emblem created for the commemoration of Canada’s birthday with a small piece of history from the Parliament building—the original copper that covered the roofs from 1918 to 1996.

“This is a great honour” said Jacek when asked about the award. “I am a firm believer in providing students with innovative approaches to competency-based learning such as face-to-face interaction with public service practitioners.”

Jacek is well known as a dynamic teacher who regularly brings guest speakers from all levels of government into the classroom. In Jacek’s class, it’s not unusual to meet Members of Parliament or the Ontario Legislature. He has hosted former independent officers of legislative bodies such as former Ontario Environmental Commissioner Gord Miller, former Premier Dalton McGuinty, current civil servants and others who encourage our students to consider public careers, government and legislative internships, and community service.

The Canada Sesquicentennial awards were created by Heritage Canada to acknowledge and thank those who, through their actions, promote inclusivity and celebrate diversity, work to improve the environment, champion justice, equality and democratic stewardship and/or engage and inspire youth.

Adapted from McMaster University’s press release.