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President’s Corner: Investments in Children Yield High Dividends

October 26, 2021| From the AAPSS, President's Corner|

By Marta Tienda, AAPSS President President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a war on poverty in his 1964 State of... Read More → President’s Corner: Investments in Children Yield High Dividends

AAPSS Fellow David Card Awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

October 11, 2021| AAPSS, Fellows, News|

David Card, the AAPSS 2013 John Kenneth Galbraith Fellow whose work was praised for “empirical... Read More → AAPSS Fellow David Card Awarded 2021 Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences

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Children’s Advocate Marian Wright Edelman to Receive 2022 Moynihan Prize

September 21, 2021| AAPSS, News|

The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) will award the 2022 Daniel Patrick Moynihan... Read More → Children’s Advocate Marian Wright Edelman to Receive 2022 Moynihan Prize

Marian Wright Edelman to Receive the 2022 Moynihan Prize

September 21, 2021| Press Releases|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PHILADELPHIA, Pa. (September 21, 2021) – The American Academy of Political and Social... Read More → Marian Wright Edelman to Receive the 2022 Moynihan Prize

AAPSS Co-Hosts Two Webinars on Child Poverty

August 1, 2021| AAPSS, News|

The Academy recently partnered with Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity, with support from the Robert... Read More → AAPSS Co-Hosts Two Webinars on Child Poverty

From the President’s Desk: Social Science Has Two Weaknesses

June 25, 2021| AAPSS, News|

By Kenneth Prewitt, AAPSS President Calls for the implementation of research echo across higher education,... Read More → From the President’s Desk: Social Science Has Two Weaknesses

AAPSS Webinar: Opportunities to Cut Child Poverty

June 24, 2021| AAPSS, News|

When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan (ARP) into law in March 2021, observers described it as... Read More → AAPSS Webinar: Opportunities to Cut Child Poverty

The Academy Remembers Ron Inglehart

May 15, 2021| AAPSS, Fellows, News|

Ronald Inglehart, the AAPSS 2006 Samuel A. Stouffer Fellow, died on May 8 at the age of 86, after a long... Read More → The Academy Remembers Ron Inglehart

Annual Moynihan Prize Event Focused on Climate Policy

May 15, 2021| AAPSS, Fellows, News|

The AAPSS Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize event and panel discussion that took place on May 13, 2021, focused... Read More → Annual Moynihan Prize Event Focused on Climate Policy

A Note from Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy: An Opportunity

April 29, 2021| Executive Director's Corner, From the AAPSS|

To me, some of the most hopeful statistics reported since President Biden’s inauguration have to do with... Read More → A Note from Executive Director Tom Kecskemethy: An Opportunity

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