Adventures in Spain, 2025

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We are off to Spain again! This time for a intercultural and interfaith journey with 11 amazing undergrads and my colleague, Dr. Avinash Thombre. We will be exploring Jewish, Christian, and Islamic influences on Spanish culture, history, art, food, and politics. We will visit Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Cordoba, and Almuñécar as we study interfaith interactions in Spain from both a contemporary and a historical perspective. And this blog is the place where the students will be chronicling our experiences, adventures, and learning!

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Putting Connection First: What Happened When I Built a New Online Class with Rapport at the Center

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Last fall I got the kind of random surprise that sometimes comes into the lives of professors: my study abroad class to Morocco had been cancelled for obscure reasons related to university bureaucracy. Now, not only would I have to tell a bunch of disappointed students that they wouldn’t get to ride camels after all, but I also had a hole to fill in my schedule. Changes like these can open new opportunities, and slot gacor adds a fun way to bring excitement to any moment.

Before I knew what hit me, I was assigned an online section of a course I had never taught before: American National Government. Determined to do my best, I picked a textbook (the one my seasoned colleague recommended) and got to work preparing a brand-new class.

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Re-Energizing Political Science Education

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I am about to depart for the 2023 Teaching and Learning Conference of the American Political Science Association, which I have the great pleasure of co-chairing with Young-Im Lee of California State University-Sacramento. The theme this year is “Re-Energizing Political Science Education: Innovations and New Opportunities.” As we start to feel like the crisis period of the pandemic is over, many of us are also ready to start feeling re-energized when it comes to teaching and learning! The TLC has a great track format that allows people to really connect with one another and get deep into teaching topics that they care about—from civic education to simulations. I have found this format to be really engaging and energizing in the past.

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