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October 29, 2026
Prof. Todd Sechser Headlines Symposium on AI and Nuclear Security
October 26, 2026
Professor Jennifer Lawless contributes to Huffington Post article.
October 25, 2026
Prof. Jennifer Lawless Previews the Midterms at UVa Family Weekend’s Dome Room Dinner
October 23, 2026
Honors Students Planning Election Day Survey
October 7, 2026
Politics Prof. Carah Ong Whaley's class project creates tool to address voting location confusion.

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Recent Publications

Between Republic and Empire: How Constitutional Ratification Rejected Isolationism cover

Between Republic and Empire: How Constitutional Ratification Rejected Isolationism

Luke Schumacher

Alexander Hamilton Society (2026)

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Express Yourself (Ideologically): Legislators’ Ideal Points Across Audiences

SoRelle Wyckoff Gaynor

The Journal of Politics (2026)

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State Integration and Violence at the Margins: The Logic of Police Raids in Rio de Janeiro's Favelas

Joseph Bouchard

Howard Journal of Crime and Justice (2026)