McCourtney Institute for Democracy

Latest News

Penn State News RSS Feed

Tiananmen Square protester to discuss fight for human rights in the digital age

April 01, 2025

Marjorie Rendell watching a group of students at a Rendell Center event.

Rendell Center for civics, civic engagement receives 2025 Brown Democracy Medal

March 21, 2025

Author and scholar to discuss America’s ‘slow civil war’ on April 15

March 19, 2025

Cara Arnoldi smiles in a green and white sweater in front of a blurred background of green and brown trees.

A tradition of leadership: Blue Band president takes path to public service

February 27, 2025

Bradford Vivian receives award from presenter

Communication arts and sciences professor receives two awards

December 03, 2024

A group of students sitting around a conference table looking at the camera.

Students conducting Election Day exit polling see democracy in action

November 19, 2024

An image of the Supreme Court Database website's homepage

US Supreme Court Database now housed in Penn State Department of Political Science

October 29, 2024

David and Joanne Kleppinger

David and Joanne Kleppinger endow internship program with $280,000 gift

October 15, 2024

Brown Democracy Medal lecture to address ‘democracy at war’ in Ukraine

October 14, 2024

Colleen Shogan, Archivist of the United States

Archivist of the United States to speak at University Park on Oct. 23

October 08, 2024

Eddie Glaude, Jr.

Schreyer Honors College to host guest speaker Eddie Glaude Jr. at State Theatre

September 09, 2024

Penn State students and faculty sit in four rows on stairs with Leo Varadkar, former prime minister of Ireland.

Students study deliberative democracy, meet former prime minister of Ireland

September 06, 2024

Political science head’s book on judicial collegiality wins Pritchett Award

August 15, 2024

Book explores how elected strongmen weaken democracy

May 20, 2024

McCourtney Institute grants support liberal arts democracy research

April 16, 2024

Political science doctoral student is second Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fellow

April 15, 2024

Writer, scholar Antjie Krog marks 30 years of democracy in South Africa April 10

April 02, 2024

Invisible University for Ukraine to receive 2024 Brown Democracy Medal

March 28, 2024

Expanding Empathy Speaker Series returns with scholarly dialogues

March 15, 2024

March for Our Lives founder David Hogg to discuss Gen Z role in politics April 1

March 12, 2024

Stuckey honored by National Communication Association

March 12, 2024

Cassidy Hutchinson

Cassidy Hutchinson to discuss her career in politics at March 14 lecture

February 29, 2024

Cassidy Hutchinson

McCourtney Institute spring speakers to focus on Gen Z’s role in politics

January 12, 2024

Sawyer Seminar to explore role of gender, sex, reproduction in ethnonationalism

January 12, 2024

Nasrin Sotoudeh

2023 Brown Democracy Medal recipient Nasrin Sotoudeh arrested in Iran

October 30, 2023

Nasrin Sotoudeh

Iranian lawyer and human rights advocate will receive 2023 Brown Democracy Medal

October 03, 2023

Extremism scholar to keynote conference on populism, piety and patriotism

September 29, 2023

David Daley (left) and Chris Beem (right) will present "How do we fix democracy: Culture or structure?" Sept. 26 at 4 p.m. at the Hintz Family Alumni Center.

Sept. 26 lecture will present two paths to a stronger democracy

September 07, 2023

timothy snyder speaking from a lectern

Schreyer Honors College to host yearlong 'Dilemmas of Democracy' program

September 04, 2023

Photo of steel beam being raised by crane over building

'Topping out' ceremony held for Welch Building construction project

July 28, 2023

Psychology professor Daryl Cameron receives Cattell Fellowship

July 27, 2023

Doctoral student named inaugural Eleanor Roosevelt Memorial Fellow

June 29, 2023

Elizabeth Kadetsky and son pictured at Indian temple

Professor’s search for Indian sculptures featured in American Scholar magazine

May 05, 2023

Headshots of the 36 Liberal Arts major marshals selected to represent the College of the Liberal Arts at spring 2023 commencement

College of the Liberal Arts announces spring 2023 student marshals

April 20, 2023

From engaged student to civics education advocate: Meet Ace Parsi

March 06, 2023

Image of Ray Block

Ray Block joins RAND Corp. as first Rich Chair for Countering Truth Decay

February 23, 2023

Cover of Brad Vivian's new book

Professor’s new book examines free speech issues at college campuses

January 31, 2023

Professor Debbie Hawhee instructs students in her climate rhetoric class on Dec. 5.

Liberal Arts students investigate rhetorical approaches to the climate crisis

December 19, 2022

Ira J. Allen (left) and Nathan Crick (right)

Paterno Fellows to host panel on 'the future of democracy' Nov. 1

October 27, 2022

Rhiana Gunn-Wright

Green New Deal architect to speak Sept. 8 at University Park

August 31, 2022

Podcast explores the promise and peril of direct democracy

June 09, 2022

36 student headshots

College of the Liberal Arts announces spring 2022 student marshals

April 13, 2022

Ralph Cintron and his book, "Democracy as Fetish"

Lecture to examine 'democracy under attack' rhetoric

April 05, 2022

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham to give lecture at University Park

March 18, 2022

McCourtney Institute lecture will explore constitutional crisis

February 09, 2022

A doctor administers a vaccine to a patient

Minority acceptance of combo flu-COVID vaccine higher than for COVID alone

January 11, 2022

Deplorable book cover

Book examines divisive campaign rhetoric

November 02, 2021

McCourtney Institute visiting fellow to discuss polarization in Congress Oct. 19

October 04, 2021

Former U.S. Rep. Dent to serve as inaugural McCourtney Institute visiting fellow

June 28, 2021

Nevins Fellows program plants the seeds for creating a healthier democracy

May 06, 2021

Roosevelt Scholars examine public opinion polling from multiple perspectives

May 03, 2021

Rock Ethics Institute to host event on ethics in political communication

March 30, 2021

McCourtney Institute and Sustainability Institute team up for virtual book club

February 18, 2021

McCourtney Institute lectures will explore American democracy's future

February 04, 2021

Donna Shalala, Anne Applebaum and Danielle Allen will present lectures in the coming weeks as part of the McCourtney Institute for Democracy's virtual events series. Visit democracy.psu.edu/virtual-events for more information and to register.

McCourtney Institute spring events to explore the future of American democracy

January 08, 2021

Virtual book club to discuss civic engagement in American democracy

November 04, 2020

Black and white photo of an envelope stamped with the word election and a lock and linked chain of top of it.

Penn State Law, Policy, and Engineering hosts election security panel discussion

October 26, 2020

closeup image of person's hand holding red "I Voted" sticker on fingertip

Election resources and candidate information available in one place from WPSU

October 21, 2020

President Barron siting on the production set of his TV show.

WPSU’s ‘Digging Deeper’ returns Sept. 27 with a look at the 2020 election

September 22, 2020

Award-winning author Virginia Eubanks to deliver 2020 Lippin Lecture in Ethics

September 14, 2020

Mood of the Nation Poll offers a snapshot of life during pandemic's early phase

August 06, 2020

Virtual book club to explore civil discourse, political deliberation

July 31, 2020

Candis Watts Smith named Brown-McCourtney Early Career Professor in Liberal Arts

June 30, 2020

Libraries marks Juneteenth with resources for historical, present context

June 12, 2020

Virtual book club to read Ezra Klein's 'Why We’re Polarized'

June 08, 2020

Online event will explore the power of podcasts

June 05, 2020

Get the news by email