Laura McGuinn

South Carolina Humanities and Lander University are pleased to present “Lessons from November: Who voted, who didn’t, and why does it matter?” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. The live, virtual roundtable will take place on Monday, February 8, 2021 at 5:30 PM. Dr. Amy E. Black and Dr. Quentin … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and Lander University are pleased to present “Post Inauguration Day Analysis: Where do we go from here?” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. The live, virtual roundtable will take place on Monday, January 25, 2021 at 5:30 PM. Lander political scientists Dr. Matthew Malone, Dr. Lucas … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and the University of South Carolina are pleased to present “Interpreting the Results of the 2020 Elections,” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. The live, virtual forum will take place at 7:00 PM on the eve of the presidential inauguration, January 19, 2021. Katelyn Stauffer, Elizabeth … Read more

South Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce a series of virtual programs exploring the American electoral process.  All eleven programs will be free, open to the public, and accessible via the SC Humanities website from October 2020 through April 2021.  To offer these programs, SC Humanities has brought together scholars from the Political Science Departments … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and Clemson University are pleased to present “Social Media in American Elections and How to Spot the Trolls,” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. On Thursday, October 29, 2020, three faculty members from Clemson University hosted a live webinar. Dr. Jeff Fine (Political Science), Dr. Darren … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and the University of South Carolina are pleased to present “The Outlook for the 2020 Elections,” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. On Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:00 PM, four political science professors from the University of South Carolina will participate in a live, virtual … Read more

South Carolina Humanities and Clemson University are pleased to present “Partisan Polarization, a 2020 Presidential Election Analysis,” one of eleven virtual programs in the South Carolina Humanities Electoral Initiative. On Thursday, November 19, 2020 at 7:00 PM, four political science professors will participated in a live, virtual panel discussion. Dr. Jeffrey Peake and Dr. Laura … Read more

The selection of the nation’s chief executive was among the most vexing issues for the Framers of the United States Constitution. The process they created has been among the most controversial features of the Constitution with nearly 800 attempts to abolish or amend it. While it has been resilient, the Electoral College of today bears … Read more