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Political Science Department Celebrates Two Faculty Publications

October 14, 2025

Political Science Department Celebrates Two Faculty Publications

On October 8th, the Department of Political Science gathered in the Derby Hall courtyard to celebrate the recent publications of two faculty members with "book cakes".

Book Cake Party - Jan and Vlad

Professor Vladimir Kogan was recognized for his new book, No Adult Left Behind: How Politics Hijacks Education Policy and Hurts Kids, which explores the political forces shaping education policy at the expense of student outcomes.

Vernal Riffe Professor Jan Box-Steffensmeier was also honored for the release of The Oxford Handbook of Engaged Methodological Pluralism in Political Science which she coedited with Dino P. Christenson and Valeria Sinclair-Chapman.

Congratulations to both professors