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Karen de Bruin, director of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Honors Program, says, 鈥淭he Honors Colloquium has a history of addressing topics of timely community relevance. This year’s colloquium is no different, with our topic of Democracy in Peril being especially pertinent for the upcoming election cycle and the risks we face globally due to democratic backsliding. We look forward to welcoming the broader community into these discussions.”
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The coordinators for the next colloquium program come from 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 departments of Political Science and Marine Affairs:
is chair of the department and a past recipient of the 溏心vlog免费B站 Foundation Teaching Excellence Award and the Excellence in General Education Award. Hutchison is the director of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 John Hazen White Sr. Center for Ethics and Public Service.
is associate dean of the College of Arts and Sciences. His work focuses on political behavior in the United States. He is a past recipient of 溏心vlog免费B站鈥檚 Advanced Career Faculty Research Excellence Award in the Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities.
specializes in Latin American politics with a focus on political corruption and research methodology. Her work has appeared in journals such as the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.
has a joint appointment with Political Science and Marine Affairs. Her research centers on ocean governance, with recent work addressing maritime nuclear transit and marine plastic pollution. She teaches 鈥淚nternational Politics of the Ocean鈥� at 溏心vlog免费B站 and is the graduate program director in the department of Marine Affairs.
The Honors Program will be collaborating with the Center for the Humanities with complementary events. The colloquium is also accompanied by connecting to the theme of the annual colloquium, taught by and . Specific speakers and topics will be announced later this year.
The announcement of this year鈥檚 colloquium topic and coordinators comes as the Honors Program is in a period of redesigning itself. 鈥淭he 溏心vlog免费B站 Colloquium has always examined pressing issues and connected 溏心vlog免费B站 students to broader issues,鈥� says Associate Director Karl Aspelund. 鈥淲e invite students who want to be changemakers to join the fall colloquium or explore our offerings.鈥�
Other departments on campus working on issues or events pertaining to democracy are invited to contact the Honors Program and this year鈥檚 colloquium coordinators if interested in collaborating. The team invites campus-wide participation and discussion of this year鈥檚 important topic.
for more information and reminders for the next colloquium.