American Politics Seminar

The American Politics Seminar is a year-long speaker series that features leading scholars in American Politics. Invited scholars present cutting-edge research and engage in lively debate with faculty and graduate students. The seminar is made possible partially through a generous grant from the Bankard Fund for Political Economy at the University of Virginia. The Seminar is organized by Rachel Potter and Albert Rivero. Papers are generally sent to invitees in the week or so prior to each talk.

Current Series

Laurel Harbridge-Yong | Associate Professor, Northwestern University

Thursday, August 3, 2023 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM |

Daniel Hopkins | Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Thursday, August 3, 2023 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM |

Ashley Jardina | Assistant Professor, University of Virginia

Friday, September 15, 2023 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM |

Nicholas Valentino | Professor, University of Michigan

Friday, February 2, 2024 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM |

Efren Perez | Professor, University of California Los Angeles

Friday, March 15, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Monroe Hall

Elizabeth Connors | Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina

Friday, March 29, 2024 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM |

Neil Malhotra | The Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University

Friday, April 19, 2024 12:00 PM to 1:30 PM | Monroe Hall

Kenneth Lowande | Associate Professor, University of Michigan

Friday, April 26, 2024 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM |

Current and Past Series

2023-2024

Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
Associate Professor, Northwestern University
Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Professor, University of Michigan
Professor, University of California Los Angeles
Assistant Professor, University of South Carolina
The Edith M. Cornell Professor of Political Economy, Stanford University
Associate Professor, University of Michigan

2022-2023

2021-2022

Assistant Professor, Princeton University
Associate Professor, Princeton University
Professor, University of Georgia
Assistant Professor, Yale University
Assistant Professor, UCSD
Assistant Professor, Yale University
Associate Professor, Vanderbilt University

2016-2017

Washington University in St. Louis
Professor of Political Science, University of Chicago
University of Southern California

2018-2019

Northwestern Universty
Loyola Marymount University
Associate Professor, University of Virginia

2019-2020

John Hazen White Professor of Public Policy & Professor of Political Science and Urban Studies, Brown University
Associate Professor of Political Science, Stony Brook University

2020-2021

Associate Professor, Howard University
Associate Professor, Penn State

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