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News about our events and publications and notes from our leadership, editors, and authors

Howard Gardner Explores Higher Education in New Study

Fellows, News|

AAPSS Fellow Howard Gardner, a professor in Harvard’s Graduate School of Education, is widely known for his... Read More → Howard Gardner Explores Higher Education in New Study

Fellow Amy Gutmann to be Awarded Pennsylvania Society 2019 Gold Medal Award

Fellows, News|

Academy Fellow Amy Gutmann, President of the University of Pennsylvania, will be awarded the Gold Medal for... Read More → Fellow Amy Gutmann to be Awarded Pennsylvania Society 2019 Gold Medal Award

New Study Links Kindergarten Behavior to Lifetime Earnings

Fellows, News|

A new longitudinal study, coauthored by AAPSS Fellow Daniel Nagin and published in JAMA Pediatrics, assessed... Read More → New Study Links Kindergarten Behavior to Lifetime Earnings

Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s Cyberwar wins AAP’s 2018 R. R. Martin Award

Fellows, News|

AAPSS Fellow Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s latest book, Cyberwar: How Russian Hackers and Trolls Helped Elect a... Read More → Kathleen Hall Jamieson’s Cyberwar wins AAP’s 2018 R. R. Martin Award

The Academy Remembers AAPSS Fellow and 2017 Moynihan Prize Winner Alan B. Krueger

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The Academy mourns the loss of Alan B. Kreuger, 58, who died on March 16, 2019. A Fellow of the Academy since... Read More → The Academy Remembers AAPSS Fellow and 2017 Moynihan Prize Winner Alan B. Krueger

President’s Corner: Census 2020–The Challenge That Won’t Go Away

From the AAPSS, President's Corner|

A census challenge—George Washington complained about it in 1790—is locating and recording the... Read More → President’s Corner: Census 2020–The Challenge That Won’t Go Away

AAPSS Fellows Alan Krueger and Lawrence Katz Reconsider the “Gig Economy”

Fellows, News|

In 2015, economists Alan Krueger of Princeton University and Lawrence Katz of Harvard University published an... Read More → AAPSS Fellows Alan Krueger and Lawrence Katz Reconsider the “Gig Economy”

Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, Named 2019 Moynihan Prize Recipient

AAPSS, News|

The Academy is pleased to announce that former ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, has been... Read More → Former Ambassador to the United Nations, Samantha Power, Named 2019 Moynihan Prize Recipient

2019 Moynihan Prize Recipient Announced

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vc_rowvc_columnvc_column_text FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Tom Kecskemethy, Executive Director The American... Read More → 2019 Moynihan Prize Recipient Announced

Five Distinguished Scholars Elected 2019 Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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vc_rowvc_columnvc_column_textPHILADELPHIA, Pa. (Dec. 18, 2018) – The American Academy of Political and... Read More → Five Distinguished Scholars Elected 2019 Fellows of the American Academy of Political and Social Science

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