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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Updates from the “Faith and Community” Book Tour

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Since “Faith and Community” was published in the summer of 2024, it has been a joy to share the findings with congregations in Little Rock, with colleagues around the world, and with the broader public. For a full list of media coverage and book events, check out this post on our project website. Here, I want to share some of my favorite highlights.

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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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