Dr. Emmanuel Nwagboso, Associate Professor of Political Science at Jackson State University, recently published Anarchy and the Quest for Political Stability in Sierra Leone with Edwin Mellon Press. Dr. Nwagboso thanked the Center for University Scholars for providing assistance that helped him complete the manuscript.Read More

Join us in one of our two annual tenure and promotion workshops. This one focuses on completing the application and tracking the status of the application throughout the review process. All faculty are invited to join us! Details Event:  Tenure and Promotion Discussion: Completing the Application and Next Steps When: September 6, 2012 at 10:00...Read More

The reporting structure for the Center for University Scholars is being changed. A decision on graduate assistantship requests will be delayed as we make the transition. We hope to have the process completed by August 10, 2012. Applicants will receive decisions on their applications at that time.Read More

Attached is a copy of our flyer announcing our activities for the 2012-2013 academic year.  At its center are three activities: the resumption of the University Scholars Program, the inauguration of the Commit to Submit Program and the introduction of an Instructional Showcase. JSUCUS Activities FlyerRead More

Dr. Michelle Deardorff discussed ways that applicants can build tenure and/or promotion portfolios that minimize the opportunities for reviewer bias. Dr. Michelle Deardorff is a professor in JSU’s Department of Political Science. She is joined by Dr. Jean-Claude Assad, director of business graduate programs at JSU. [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/56320987″ params=”color=002147&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]Read More

Henry Brady, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy and Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, presented the fifth Holden Lecture, “Class, Race and Political Polarization in America.”Read More

Henry Brady, Dean of the Goldman School of Public Policy and Class of 1941 Monroe Deutsch Professor of Political Science and Public Policy at the University of California, Berkeley, presented the fifth Holden Lecture, “Class, Race and Political Polarization in America.” [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/55713484″ params=”color=002147&auto_play=false&show_artwork=true” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]Read More