Month: September 2023
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, SEPT. 22, 1862: Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation
FROM HISTORY.COM: “On September 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issues a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, which sets a date for the freedom of more than 3 million enslaved in the United States and recasts the Civil War as a fight against slavery.”
SEE MORE: https://bit.ly/3rnezEE
REGISTRATION FOR 2ND BLOCK (8 WEEK) COURSES
There’s still time to add a 2nd block course, which starts Oct. 11 and ends Nov. 29.
All of these courses are asynchronous online courses.
The last day to sign up for one of these classes is Fri., Oct. 13, at 5:00 pm.
The tricky part: Students CANNOT do this themselves. Avdisers must do so by sending an email to the registrar with student name, Banner ID, and the course to be added (include CRN if possible).
The following courses may still be open:
*GEOG 1250 CRN 84869
*GLST 1000 CRN 86602
*HIST 1030 CRN 81649
*PHIL 1175 CRN 85048
*PHIL 2275 CRN 85396
*POLS 1010 CRN 85575
*RELI 1000 CRN 85168
*RELI 1690 CRN 85169
*ANTH 3028
COME CELEBRATE CONSTITUTION DAY WITH THE DEPT. OF POLITICAL SCIENCE
Our 3rd Annual Constitution Bee will be this morning, Friday, Sept. 15, in the Student Center Black Box Theater, from 9-11. All are welcome!
ELECTION 2024 COUNTDOWN:
*Days until the Louisiana primary: 31
*Days until the Republican National Convention: 306
*Days until the Democratic National Convention: 341
*Days until the 2024 election: 419
GREAT NEWS: NEW PUBLICATION BY DANIEL XU!
Congratulations to Dr. Daniel Xu, who in collaboration with Ljubinka Andonoska, has just published “Political budget cycle and unfunded pension liabilities in states in the USA” in Public Money & Management.
Abstract: By using panel data for the period 2006–2019 and dynamic models, this article examines the relation between state pension funding ratio and gubernatorial elections, controlling for a set of fiscal institutions, fiscal health indicators, and economic and political factors. The findings suggest that the political budget cycle is associated with funding state employees’ pensions. This article contributes to the academic literature on pension funding by providing empirical evidence from the USA states.
See: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/09540962.2023.2250090