SPOTLIGHT
Home Rule Be Damned: Exploring Policy Conflicts between the Statehouse and City Hall
Carol Weissert and William Hicks, guest editors
POLITICS SYMPOSIA
Advancing Philanthropic Scholarship: The Implications of Transformation
Kathryn Webb Farley, guest editor
Explaining Political Protest across Countries: A Profile of the Transnational Protester
Francesca Vassallo, guest editor
PROFESSION SYMPOSIUM
Academics in the Arena: Pedagogical Perspectives from Political Scientists Who Have Served in Elected Office
Mathew Manweller and David Lublin, guest editors
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Below: Scholars attend the 2017 Ralph Bunche Summer Institute. Top row left to right: Pamela Ortega, Sydney Carr, Erica Wheeler, Preston Parrish, Kangkana Koli, Diana Pavon, Rebecca Gonzalez, and Angie Torres. Bottom row left to right: Kamri Hudgins, Andre Ross, Avery D. Pearl, Joan Joseph, Monique Newton, and Rodolfo Solis.