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From the AAPSS: Paula D. McClain, Board Chair

June 15, 2026| From the AAPSS

On June 30, the AAPSS will bid farewell to Paula D. McClain, who has been a member of our board of directors since 2020 and its chair since...
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Remembering Kenneth Prewitt

June 9, 2026| From the AAPSS, News

Political scientist and public servant Kenneth “Ken” Prewitt, the AAPSS’s 2001 Harold Lasswell Fellow and its president from 2015 to...
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The Education of Boys: A Critical Moment for Policy and Research

April 22, 2026| ANNALS, From the AAPSS

In anticipation of the publication of volume 716 of The ANNALS, Educating Boys: Bridging Gaps, Building Futures, co–special editor...
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