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SSD Academic Year 2025-26 Leadership Transitions Announced
On Friday, June 13, 2025, Amanda Woodward, Dean of the Division of the Social Sciences and William S. Gray Distinguished Service Professor, announced ...

A new book argues that greater engagement, not agreement, is the ultimate democratic goal
A Democratic Theory of Truth explores the collapse of a diverse public realm as many decry a post-truth era.By Sarah Steimer During a 2017 Meet the Pr...

How a party’s factions are organized will determine congressional leaders’ power
A new book by Ruth Bloch Rubin argues that party divisions aren’t inherently limitingBy Sarah Steimer Both popular and academic observers of Congress ...

2025 Janco Travel Grant Recipients Announced
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By Audrey WeckwerthEstablished in 2005, the Agnes and Nathan Janco Travel Award supports dissertation research-related travel by SSD doctoral students...

2025 CIR Students Trek to Taiwan
Over spring break, students in the Committee on International Relations (CIR) MA Program traveled to Taiwan for the third annual CIR Asian Internation...