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Marie Schenk
Announcement
| Aug. 28, 2025

Dr. Schenk published in Sage Journals: The Personal is Political: Assessing the Effects of Personal Narrative on Public Opinion

Read the publication on Sage Journals website by clicking here: The Personal is Political: Assessing the Effects of Personal Narratives on Public Opinion.

Marie Schenk, assistant professor of political science at Lehigh University
Announcement
| Aug. 28, 2025

Congratulations Professor Schenk on another publication: Running on rage.

Dr. Schenk's article Running on rage: feminist messaging and voter response in primary campaigns can be found on Taylor & Francis online.

Marie Schenk
Announcement
| Aug. 28, 2025

Marie Schenk's recent article published in WILEY: Depolarization and its discontents

You can read the article on WILEY.

Announcement
| May. 14, 2025

Dr. Nandini Deo's most recent article in Politics and Religion: Faith-based organizations and religious nationalism

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Thank you for supporting Lehigh University during Giving Day + March Mania!
Announcement
| Mar. 26, 2025

GIVING DAY + March Mania!

Giving day March 25-26 to support the Department of Political Science.

Announcement
| Mar. 12, 2025

Marie Schenk published article in Political Communication

The article shows that a depolarization workshop conducted amongst other members of your own party reduces affective polarization (dislike of the other party). Unlike many other existing depolarizing workshop, this one does not depend upon cross-party contact. This makes the…

Announcement
| Mar. 12, 2025

Marie Schenk published article in Political Communication

The article shows that a depolarization workshop conducted amongst other members of your own party reduces affective polarization (dislike of the other party). Unlike many other existing depolarizing workshop, this one does not depend upon cross-party contact. This makes the workshop studied in this paper potentially easier to implement, since Americans are increasingly isolated from members of the opposite party. One of the coauthors, Christopher Woods, earned his MA at Lehigh in 2019. 

Read Marie Schenk's full article

Lehigh University's mock trial team 2025
Announcement
| Feb. 17, 2025

The Lehigh mock trial team competed at the Penn State Regionals

The team ended with a 4-4 winning streak. One of the team witnesses, Andrew Parker, won an Outstanding Witness Award with 17 ranks.

Announcement
| Nov. 13, 2024

Jennifer Jensen featured in the Miami Herald

What do polls, early votes reveal about 2024 race in Pennsylvania, a key swing state? All eyes are on the state of Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes. “Both parties obviously are pummeling Pennsylvania with visits as well as advertising,” Jennifer Jensen, political…

Announcement
| Nov. 13, 2024

Jennifer Jensen featured in the Miami Herald

What do polls, early votes reveal about 2024 race in Pennsylvania, a key swing state? All eyes are on the state of Pennsylvania, with its 19 electoral votes. “Both parties obviously are pummeling Pennsylvania with visits as well as advertising,” Jennifer Jensen, political science professor, told McClatchy News. With the race too close to call based on polls, the election result will come down to voter turnout, and could come down to just a few thousand votes, Jensen said.

Read story from Miami Herald.