Gallup 2012 presidential election polling review
June 10, 2013
CPS researcher Michael Traugott co-led a review of the pre-election polling methods used by Gallup during the time of the 2012 presidential election in the United States. The review focused on survey and sample design, field management, and data handling. The resulting report identified four factors that most likely contributed…
Jim Morrow selected to receive Collegiate Chair
June 5, 2013
Jim Morrow has been selected to receive a collegiate chair, one of the highest honors that the University of Michigan bestows upon a member of the faculty. Jim has decided to name his chair after former Center for Political Studies faculty member Ken Organski. Jim is now the A.F.K. Organski…
Live and Learn: Most GenXers are continuing their education
May 7, 2013
Photo by ThinkstockANN ARBOR—More than one in every 10 members of Generation X are enrolled in classes to continue their formal education, according to a new University of Michigan study released today. In addition, 48 percent of GenXers take continuing education courses, in-service training, and workshops required for professional licenses…
Rob Franzese receives EITM Founders Award
April 19, 2013
Rob Franzese was presented with an EITM Founders Award at the alumni conference on Friday, April 12. Rob was one of the PIs on the original EITM grant back in 2002. The award is to thank and recognize them for their dedication and foresight for developing the EITM summer institutes.…
Scott Page wins 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship Award
April 11, 2013
CPS Research Professor Scott Page has won a 2013 Guggenheim Fellowship. He will use the award to explore how institutions–through incentive and informational structures–encourage and constrain various types of diversity and whether they produce the right kinds and levels of diversity. The project will involve collaborations with political scientists, mathematical…
Beyond the ‘Arab Street’: Cutting-edge public opinion surveys in the Middle East
March 25, 2013
The “Arab street” is a popular cliché used to describe what people are thinking in the Middle East. But it’s rarely clear how opinions are collected on this proverbial street.One thing is obvious: There is serious need for a better understanding of the public’s views in the Arab world as…
In memoriam: Hanes Walton
January 15, 2013
We announce with great sorrow that Center for Political Studies (CPS) Professor Hanes Walton passed away on Monday January 7, 2013. CPS Director Nancy Burns notes that “Hanes Walton transformed a field. With his books on black politics, he created the theoretical and empirical building blocks for the study of…
Making sense of the 2012 presidential election
November 7, 2012
In making sense of the 2012 elections, U-M political scientists came to the same conclusion about what led to President Obama’s victory: race and gender affected which candidate voters chose.From left: Donald Kinder, Vincent Hutchings and Michael Traugott. Photo by Eva Menezes.Less than 24 hours after most ballots were counted…
The Generation X Report: How many Gen Xers know their cosmic address
October 23, 2012
ANN ARBOR, Mich.—Less than half of Generation X adults can identify our home in the universe, a spiral galaxy, according to a University of Michigan report.“Knowing your cosmic address is not a necessary job skill, but it is an important part of human knowledge about our universe and – to…
Vince Hutchings elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
October 6, 2012
Vince Hutchings has been elected as a leader by the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He will be inducted at a ceremony in Cambridge, Massachusetts on October 6, 2012. This is a wonderful and well-deserved honor. Congratulations, Vince!