American Academy Awards First Moynihan Prize to Alice Rivlin
The American Academy of Political and Social Science awarded its first Daniel Patrick Moynihan prize to Alice Rivlin, senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, at its annual award dinner held May 8 in Philadelphia. The academy created the prize in 2007 “to recognize public officials and social scientists who champion the use of informed judgment to advance the public good.” Rivlin's career includes service as vice-chair of the Federal Reserve Board, director of the Office of Management and Budget, the first director of the Congressional Budget Office, and the assistant secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the old Department of Health, Education, and Welfare.
Howard University Celebrates E. Franklin Frazier
As part of the observance of the fiftieth anniversary of its graduate school, Howard University recently sponsored a lecture by UCLA Professor Walter Allen remembering the contributions of sociologist E. Franklin Frazier. Allen, the Allen E. Murray Professor of Higher Education and director of the Center for Higher Education and Organizational Change, discussed the career of one of the nation's most influential scholars whose work focused on the role of institutions and practices in American life on the demands by African Americans for economic, political, and social equality.
Nominations Sought for Perspectives on Politics Editors
Applications and nominations for the editor or editorial team of Perspectives on Politics are being sought for a term beginning in June 2009. Rogers Smith, University of Pennsylvania, will serve as chair of the search committee. Perspectives draws on rigorous, broad-based research and integrative thinking to provide insight on politics and the editorial process is open to innovative and novel approaches. If you have any questions about the journal, the resources that APSA provides in support of the editorial functions, or institutional commitments, please contact Michael Brintnall (brintnall@apsanet.org) or Rogers Smith (rogerss@sas.upenn.edu).
Campus Teaching Awards
Each year APSA and Pi Sigma Alpha recognize political science faculty who receive teaching awards on their own campuses during the past academic year. These faculty receive a certificate honoring their achievement, and they are invited to a special reception at the APSA Annual Meeting. A roster of campus-wide teaching award winners, their affiliations, and titles of their awards is featured in the Annual Meeting Program. In addition, a tribute to the teaching award recipients, including their photographs and descriptions of their awards, is published in the October issue of PS: Political Science and Politics. Submit names of award winners at http://www.apsanet.org/section_482.cfm. The deadline is July 1.
Carl Albert Center Visiting Scholars Program
The Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center at the University of Oklahoma seeks applicants for its Visiting Scholars Program, which provides financial assistance to researchers working at the Center's archives. Awards of $500 to $1,000 are normally granted as reimbursement for travel and lodging. The program is open to any applicant and graduate students are encouraged to apply. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. For more information visit http://www.apsanet.org/content_21464.cfm.
