The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy
Mitchell Center Director Professor Jeffrey Green, along with the Penn Political Union, were featured in a recent article by Inside Higher Ed.
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Nov 13, 2024
Nov 11, 2024
The Daily Pennsylvanian recently published an article spotlighting Poetry and Politics, a new initiative by the Andrea Mitchell Center. Click here to read the full story: https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/11/penn-andrea-mitchell-center-poetry-politics-initiative.
Nov 4, 2024
A delegation of Swedish politicians, journalists, think tank experts from Arena Idé, and concerned citizens visited the Mitchell Center to discuss the 2024 U.S. election from a global perspective and examine its implications for the future of democracy. The group, which included a Swedish member of parliament, engaged in an exchange on the international influence of American politics. The delegation was hosted by Andrea Mitchell Endowed Director, Professor Jeffrey Green.
Oct 24, 2024
Professor Eric Orts, member of the Andrea Mitchell Center Executive Committee, was recently featured in the Daily Pennsylvanian in an article urging eligible campus community members to register and vote in the upcoming election. He was joined by Professor Kate Shaw of Penn Carey Law. Professor Orts is the Guardsmark Professor at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Oct 17, 2024
The Andrea Mitchell Center was pleased to welcome Congressman Ro Khanna and Attorney General Candidate Eugene DePasquale to Penn on October 10, 2024. This visit was featured in the Daily Pennsylvanian. Click here to read: https://www.thedp.com/article/2024/10/penn-dems-depasquale-khanna-speaker-event.
Oct 3, 2024
In his new book, “Bob Dylan, Prophet Without God,” political philosopher Jeffrey Edward Green of the School of Arts & Sciences offers a vision of Dylan as a modern-day prophet, providing an overarching account of the significance of Dylan’s political, religious, and ethical ideas.
Aug 16, 2024
The Andrea Mitchell Center for the Study of Democracy is pleased to announce the program of its 2024-25 Faculty Workshop Series, on the topic of Other Ideals? The Future of Democracy.
Jun 10, 2024
The Andrea Mitchell Center is proud to announce its 2024-2025 undergraduate fellows: Ahmed Ahmed, Glynn Boltman, Taryn Flaherty, David Katz, Quishuo Li, Adelaide Lyall, Connor Nakamura, and Inaya Zaman. These students will work on their own research projects throughout the academic year and present their work at a student conference.
For information on past undergraduate research conferences, click here.
Jun 3, 2024
The Andrea Mitchell Center is proud to announce that Yara Damaj (PSCI) and Miranda Sklaroff (PSCI) have been selected as our graduate student fellows for the 2024-2025 academic year.