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Civic engagement is a core value for me. I have always aspired to help the communities I’m from.” Mazaher Kaila, a Maxwell alumna and third-year student at Syracuse University's College of Law, moved with her family from Sudan to Central New York when she was four years old. “I realized that to make meaningful change in society, I needed to understand the systems that power it—government and politics—and that’s insight I would gain by studying political science.”
Mazaher Kaila ’19, L’22
political science, law
White Comments on Kari Lake Campaigning Under a Confederate Flag in Arizona Republic Article
June 17, 2024
Arizona Republic
Senate candidate Kari Lake recently campaigned in front of a Confederate flag in Arizona, and neither the Arizona Republican Party nor the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee had any immediate comment. Her prominent supporters didn't appear to have any misgivings either.
Steven White, associate professor of political science, said the incident seems to reflect her polarizing nature.
“As a candidate, she’s not someone who’s really made an effort to go to the center. She’s really tied more to the Trump style of right-wing politics," he says. "My sense is this kind of thing helps her appeal to a certain part of the base maybe, but probably is not great for swing voters.”
Read more in the Arizona Republic article, “Kari Lake campaigns in front of Confederate flag, and GOP, rival Mark Lamb stay silent.”
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BaoBao Zhang Joins First Cohort of AI2050 Early Career Fellows
One of only 15 scholars chosen from across the U.S., Zhang will receive up to $200,000 in research funding over the next two years. Zhang will use the funding to partner with the nonprofit, non-partisan Center for New Democratic Processes to test whether public participation in AI governance is increased through the creation of public assemblies, known as “deliberative democracy workshops.”
Baobao Zhang
Assistant Professor, Political Science Department
White Comments on Kari Lake Campaigning Under a Confederate Flag in Arizona Republic Article
June 17, 2024
Arizona Republic
Senate candidate Kari Lake recently campaigned in front of a Confederate flag in Arizona, and neither the Arizona Republican Party nor the National Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee had any immediate comment. Her prominent supporters didn't appear to have any misgivings either.
Steven White, associate professor of political science, said the incident seems to reflect her polarizing nature.
“As a candidate, she’s not someone who’s really made an effort to go to the center. She’s really tied more to the Trump style of right-wing politics," he says. "My sense is this kind of thing helps her appeal to a certain part of the base maybe, but probably is not great for swing voters.”
Read more in the Arizona Republic article, “Kari Lake campaigns in front of Confederate flag, and GOP, rival Mark Lamb stay silent.”
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Aug 1, 2024
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