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Remembering Professor Kirstie McClure

In Memoriam Prof. Kirstie McClure (July 15, 1951 – December 21, 2023)

It is with much sadness that I share with you the news that UCLA’s Prof. Kirstie McClure has passed away of coronary disease.

Prof. McClure was a formidable colleague and friend to many of us who will no doubt remember her with fond trepidation for her critical energies, her brilliance, her encyclopedic knowledge of the history of political thought, and her refusal to leave a thought unfinished. Her contributions to political theory, the history of political thought, feminist theory, and critical political theory were many, both published, institutional, and as a mentor to innumerable students and scholars currently teaching throughout the world.

Political Science Ph.D. Graduate, Rev. Robert A. Dowd , C.S.C., elected 18th President of the University of Notre Dame.

UCLA Political Science graduate appointed Dean of UCLA Law School

Yoon Jae (Eric) Lim ’16 named UCLA’s fourth Schwarzman Scholar

Professor Luwei Ying Receives Walter Isard Award

Q&A: UCLA political scientists on how the 2020 presidential campaign continues to reverberate

Lynn Vavreck and Chris Tausanovitch discuss their new book, ‘The Bitter End’

Congratulations to our 2022 Graduates

Professors Geddes & Posner elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Eight faculty members were elected on April 22nd, 2021, to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

Remembering Professor Leonard Freedman

Leonard Freedman, 1924–2020

With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor Leonard Freedman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Dean Emeritus of UCLA Extension and Continuing Education, on September 30, 2020. Len leaves behind his wife Vivian, his children Elizabeth, Ali, Dave, and Steve, and his grandsons, Brian, Scott, and Gabriel. Prof. Freedman’s passing is a tremendous loss to our department, to the university, and to the discipline.

Remembering Professor James Tong

James Tong, 1947–2020

With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor James Wai Tong, our colleague of thirty-one years, on October 3, 2020, after a brave battle with cerebral hemorrhage. James leaves behind his companion Marita Kaw, his children Olivia and Brian, his grandchildren Ava and Harrison, siblings Victor, Nancy, and Paul, and many relatives and friends, including generations of colleagues and former students. Our department, university, and discipline has suffered a tremendous loss.

Joseph Asunka Named CEO of the Afrobarometer

Joseph Asunka (UCLA PhD 2014), currently Program Officer of the Global Development Program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will lead the Afrobarometer in early 2021 as its new Chief Executive Officer.

George Ofosu, Kristen Kao, and Jonathan Collins Receive American Political Science Association Awards

Over the summer, three of our recent PhD graduates received national distinctions awarded by the American Political Science Association.

John Branstetter Receives UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award

John Branstetter (UCLA PhD 2017), Lecturer, was recently selected to receive the 2019-2020 UCLA Distinguished Teaching Award. Only three non-Senate faculty in the entire university received this award.

Lynn Vavreck Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Six exceptional UCLA professors and leaders — Physical Sciences Dean Miguel García-Garibay, School of Law Dean Jennifer Mnookin, Education Professor Pedro Noguera, Political Science Professor Lynn Vavreck, environmental champion Mary Nichols and Hammer Museum Director Ann Philbin — were elected April 23 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies.

Political Science Professor Kathy Bawn received the 2019 campus-wide Distinguished Teaching Award

Political Science Professor Kathy Bawn received the 2019 campus-wide Distinguished Teaching Award along with the Eby Award for the Art of Teaching from the Academic Senate’s Committee on Teaching.

Professors Lorrie Frasure-Yokley and Matt Barreto received nearly $1 million from the NSF for the 2020 Collaborative Multiracial Post-election Survey (CMPS)

A UCLA-led group of racial and ethnic politics researchers from across the nation are already gearing up to make sense of the 2020 presidential election.

Tackling the ‘resource curse’

UCLA researchers launch project to design policies in countries where corruption and conflict undercut natural abundance

UCLA team leading the way in the study of race and ethnicity politics

Researchers and scholars from across the country meet to prepare for the 2020 elections

Political Networks and Conflict

Professor Arthur Stein, Professor Robert Trager, and their research team have received a UC Multicampus-National Lab Collaborative Research and Training Award exceeding $3 million for their research project, “Political Conflict and Stability in Dynamic Networks.”

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Welcome to UCLA Political Science

Political Science is the study of how humans relate to one another and the systems of power and institutions of rule we construct in order to arrange our collective lives. These institutions can be formal like electoral systems, or international courts, or the various branches of governmental power; but they can also be informal and include the cultural practices of diverse ethnic groups, the public contestation of beliefs and values, and everyday forms of collective participation ranging from sporting activities, to political activism, to digital networking and beyond. What these diverse expressions of political activity share is an acknowledgment of the fact that we are many and that in order for the many to live peacefully with one another we must innovate ways to negotiate forms of power. It was Aristotle who in his Politics famously declared that humans are “by nature a political animal.” As Political Scientists we hope to understand how humans are political animals, as well as the diverse historical and contemporary ways that we express our political lives.

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The Department of Political Science at UCLA is one of the nation’s top 10% undergraduate programs. The major offers a comprehensive and multidisciplinary education in International Relations, American Politics, Methods, Political Theory, Race Ethnicity & Race Politics, and Comparative Politics.

The Political Science Department is offering a 3 week program with introductory coursework in American Politics as well as career panel component, bringing special guests to speak on the field and various career paths one can take with a Political Science degree. Students will leave the program with a strong understanding of American Politics, five units of either letter grade or pass/no pass college credit to use towards their Bachelor/High School degrees, mentors in the grad and undergraduate levels, and an idea of how far-reaching political thought/influence is in our society.

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Curriculum overview.

As the title suggests, this course is an introduction to politics in the United States of America. Politics is the process through which people engage in collective action. Understanding politics requires understanding why people engage in collective action to begin with, how they do so, and what the consequences are. In particular it will be important to understand how they create and sustain evolving institutions that organize this collective action, and how these institutions work. Although American politics may not always seem logical, the political system was created and persists to serve certain needs, and so it has a certain logic.

The purpose of this course is to provide students with basic facts about American politics, some explanation of the logic of American politics and an introduction to how social scientists learn about the world. Along the way we will engage with numerous examples from political history and current American politics.

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Application deadline: June 1, 2024 | Enrollment deadline: June 15, 2024

Applications are reviewed and admission to the program is granted on a rolling basis starting February 15 th . Applying at your earliest convenience, prior to June 1 st , is highly recommended.

The program has application requirements for admission. Eligible applicants who successfully submit all requirements will be reviewed and notified via email of an admission decision within 3 weeks.

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• If your school transcript utilizes a different grading system, please submit your transcript as is. If available, please attach a translation/equivalency guide.
• If your school has a translation/equivalency guide, please also include it with your transcript. If you do not have a translation/equivalency guide, please still submit your most up-to-date transcript as is for staff to review.
• Value statement : At the time of registration, ALL applicants will be prompted to submit a few short sentences reflecting on their pursuit of participation in a UCLA Precollege Summer Institute. Please note that students are strongly discouraged from relying on ChatGpt/AI tools for their application responses and are encouraged to submit original and authentic answers.

Housing – Mandatory

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For more information on UCLA housing precollege programs, please see the  Housing for Minors  page.

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Political Science 40; 5 units

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Students will receive a letter grade upon completion. However, if you would like to change your grade type to Pass/No Pass (P/NP), please contact your instructor. To receive a “Pass” notation, students must earn a letter grade of C or better. See  University Credit, Grades and Transcripts  for more information about academic credit.

In order to successfully complete the program, students must not have more than  3  excused or unexcused absences.

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UCLA Summer Sessions Summer Scholars Support

Qualified students attending grades 9th – 11th in Spring 2024 in the state of California may be eligible for  Summer Scholars Support , a need- and merit-based scholarship offered by the UCLA Summer Sessions Office. Students must be 15 years old by the first day of Summer Sessions 2024 on June 24th in order to participate in a Precollege Summer Institute and/or apply for Summer Scholars Support. A limited number of full and partial scholarships are available to support enrollment in SCIP/eSCIP, one Summer Course, or a Precollege Summer Institute.

Summer 2024 deadline to apply: March 15.

UCLA Political Science Scholarship

POLITICAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

The UCLA Department of Political Science offers full or partial, need-based scholarships. The award is not intended to cover travel costs and may not cover textbooks or other course materials. The final award amount will reflect the fees of the POLITICAL SCIENCE Summer Institute in which the applicant is enrolled.

IMPORTANT DATES

• February 15: POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship Application is available
• April 1: POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship Application is due by 5 p.m.
• April 26: Award announcements are emailed at 5 p.m.
• May 1: Students who have been awarded support must confirm acceptance by replying to the award announcement email.

ELIGIBILITY

To apply for the POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship, you must meet the following minimum eligibility criteria:

• Enrolled in grades 9 th  – 11 th during Spring 2024
• 14 years of age or older prior to June 24, 2024
• You have not received a POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship in the past;
• You will be a continuing high school student in Fall 2024 (seniors graduating in 2024 are not eligible);
• You have a family annual adjusted gross income of $100,00 or less

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS

Submit the  POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship Application  online. The application requires:

• Student Information
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• High School Transcript (does not need to be official)
• Parent/Guardian Information
• Essay Question 1: Every person has a creative side, and it can be expressed in many ways: problem solving, original and innovative thinking, and artistically, to name a few. Describe how you express your creative side. (2-page limit)
• Essay Question 2 (optional): Please describe any additional information that you have not had the opportunity to share, including financial hardships or obstacles that have impacted you. What steps have you taken to overcome it, and how has it affected your academic achievement? (2-page limit)

Students will need to upload the following to the  POLITICAL SCIENCE Scholarship Application  online:

• *Federal Income Tax Form (1040) of your parent/s or legal guardian/s
• *W-2 Tax Form (if eligible)
• Letter of recommendation from a teacher or school counselor commenting on your ability to successfully complete a rigorous program. Please allow your recommender at least 2 weeks to write a complete letter of support before uploading the letter to the application.

*Before uploading your tax information, please redact social security numbers on the documents.

For questions, please contact us at  [email protected] .

Program Dates:  June 23, 2024 – July 13, 2024

Program Type: In-person

Program Eligibility: 9th-12th grade in Spring 2024*

Application deadline:  June 1, 2024

Enrollment deadline:  June 15, 2024

*All participants must be at least 15 years of age by the first day of Summer Sessions 2024 on June 24th, no exceptions allowed.

The schedule and syllabus are subject to change. Enrolled students will be given updated materials closer to the program start date.

Fees and Payment Info

The program fee includes the unit fees for the UCLA coursework offered as part of the program and thus varies by UC student status. The program fee also includes the cost of UCLA Housing (for mandatory housing programs).  In addition to the program fee, students are assessed other campus and administrative fees during the summer. This is a summary of fees that commonly apply to the selected student type.

Actual tuition and fees are subject to change by the University of California. Visit the fees, payment, and financial aid section for important disclaimer, as well as more details on fees, payment instructions, and information on delinquency, refunds, and financial aid.

Meet your instructors

The Political Science Summer Institute curriculum is based on materials covered in the department’s undergraduate curriculum. Instructors for the Political Science Summer Institute are graduate students and alumni of the department’s prestigious PhD program.

Please visit  UCLA Department of Political Science  for more information about the Political Science undergraduate and graduate programs.

Chase Privett

Chase Privett is a 7th-year PhD Candidate in the Department of Political Science at UCLA. Chase’s research lies at the intersection between political psychology and American politics, with specific interests in studies of generational identities and their political effects in the United States. Not only is he receiving his PhD from UCLA, Chase is a career-Bruin having attended UCLA as an undergraduate student from 2013 to 2017. Chase enjoys teaching a wide variety of courses in political science but is particularly keen on teaching Game Theory and Introduction to American Politics courses. With his free time, you can find Chase attending the newest musicals coming into town and rooting for the Los Angeles Dodgers! He is super excited to get to work with you this summer!

Political Science Summer Institute FAQ

What prior knowledge do students need of political science.

Students do not need to have any prior knowledge of Political Science to succeed in this Summer Institute. Beginning students will be taught everything they need to know through the core course in American Politics.

What materials are needed for the Political Science Summer Institute?

Students will be required to bring:

• Laptop/tablet
• The Logic of American Politics (9th Edition)
• The Logic of American Politics
• Why We’re Polarized

Still have questions? Check out the general Summer Institutes FAQ.

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Abraham Newman received his BA in International Relations from Stanford University and his PhD in political science from the University of California, Berkeley. He is a professor in the School of Foreign Service and Government Department at Georgetown University. His research focuses on the ways in which economic interdependence and globalization have transformed international politics. He is the author with Henry Farrell of Underground Empire: How America Weaponized the World Economy (Holt/Penguin 2023); Of Privacy and Power: The Transatlantic Struggle over Freedom and Security (Princeton University Press 2019), which is the winner of the 2019 Chicago-Kent College of Law / Roy C. Palmer Civil Liberties Prize, the 2020 International Studies Association ICOMM Best Book Award, and one of Foreign Affairs’ Best Books of 2019, with Elliot Posner of Voluntary Disruptions: International Soft Law, Finance, and Power (Oxford University Press: 2018), which won an Honorable Mention from the American Political Science Association’s International Collaboration Section Best Book Award 2018 and an Honorable Mention from the International Studies Association’s International Law Section Best Book Award 2019, Protectors of Privacy: Regulating Personal Data in the Global Economy (Cornell University Press: 2008) and co-editor of How Revolutionary was the Digital Revolution: National Responses, Market Transitions, and Global Technologies (Stanford University Press: 2006). His work has appeared in a range of journals including Comparative Political Studies, International Organization, International Security, Nature, Science, and World Politics.

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Leslie Johns is a professor of political science and law at UCLA. She is also Associate Director of the Burkle Center for International Relations. Her research focuses on international law, organizations, and political economy. In 2022, Cambridge University Press published her newest book, Politics and International Law: Making, Breaking, and Upholding Global Rules . You can access related news stories on the book's Twitter account: @PoliticsIntlLaw . Her work appears in the American Political Science Review , International Organization , Journal of Conflict Resolution and the Journal of Politics . Her first book– Strengthening International Courts: The Hidden Costs of Legalization –was published in 2015 by the University of Michigan Press. She received the Michael Wallerstein Award for political economy in 2017. She is a former term member of the Council on Foreign Relations, and a former research fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University (2012-2013 and 2021-2022).

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Position overview

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Open date: September 1, 2023

Most recent review date: Sunday, Oct 1, 2023 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications received after this date will be reviewed by the search committee if the position has not yet been filled.

Final date: Sunday, Jun 30, 2024 at 11:59pm (Pacific Time) Applications will continue to be accepted until this date, but those received after the review date will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled.

Position description

The UCLA Department of Political Science invites applications from outstanding candidates for an open-rank position in the field of International Relations, to begin on July 1, 2024. While the department has particular needs in this field, we also welcome applications from exceptional candidates in any field who contribute to diversity and inclusion at UCLA and the communities that we serve.

UCLA and the UCLA Department of Political Science are firmly committed to the principles of equity, diversity, and inclusion. Therefore, we ask each applicant to submit with their application a statement that addresses their past efforts, as well as future plans, to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in their scholarship, teaching, and service.

The online application should include a letter of interest, a curriculum vitae, a statement of research interests, the aforementioned diversity statement, evidence of teaching excellence in related courses, at least one writing sample, completed Authorization to Release Information form, and three letters of reference. Applicants who do not yet hold a faculty position or who have held one for fewer than two years should also include a graduate transcript. The letters of recommendation should be uploaded directly by the referees. A PhD in Political Science or related field should be in hand prior to the appointment. To ensure full consideration, please submit applications by September 30, 2023, however, applications will be accepted through June 30, 2024. After the initial review date, new applications will only be considered if the position has not yet been filled. Sample guidance for EDI statement: https://ucla.app.box.com/v/sample-EDI-statements .

The posted UC salary scales set the minimum pay determined by rank and/or step at appointment. The on-scale salary range for the open-rank position in International Relations is $74,600 - $197,100. Off-scale salaries” (i.e., a salary that is higher than the published system-wide salary at the designated rank and step), and other components of pay, are offered when necessary to meet competitive conditions. UC salary scales: https://www.ucop.edu/academic-personnel-programs/compensation/index.html .

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Qualifications

Ph.D. in Political Science or related field in hand prior to the appointment.

Application Requirements

Letter of Interest

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Column: Trump has big plans for California if he wins a second term. Fasten your seatbelts

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Donald Trump is running against California — again.

In his campaign to win a second term, the former president frequently excoriates the state as a terrifying dystopia — the inevitable product, he claims, of Democratic policies.

“The place is failing,” he told a conservative conference last month.

“It has become a symbol of our nation’s decline,” he told California Republicans last year.

“They don’t have water,” he said. “Rich people in Beverly Hills … [are] only allowed a small amount of water when they take a shower. That’s why rich people from Beverly Hills, generally speaking, don’t smell so good.”

He accused Gov. Gavin Newsom of telling undocumented migrants, “If you come up, we’re going to give you pension funds…. We’ll give you a mansion.” (Newsom has never promised migrants pension funds or mansions.)

Under its current policies, Trump charged, the state can “take children away from their parents and sterilize them.” (California does not seize children to sterilize them.)

“He’s destroyed California,” Trump said of the governor, whom he recently gave a new and strikingly unattractive nickname: “Gavin New-Scum.”

California-bashing has become a standard feature of GOP rhetoric, of course. A national survey for The Times this year found that almost half of Republicans believe the state is “not really American.”

What makes Trump’s version more than mere blather is that he could be president next year, and he has big plans for California if he wins.

He has promised to use an expansive view of presidential power to undo state laws and policies on many fronts, including areas such as law enforcement and education where states, not the federal government, have traditionally been in charge.

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Some examples:

He says he’ll close the U.S.-Mexico border on his first day in office — the day he has set aside to act as “a dictator” — and launch “the largest domestic deportation operation in American history.”

His Santa Monica-born immigration advisor, Stephen Miller, says that if Democratic states such as California don’t cooperate, Trump could order National Guard units from red states such as Texas to cross their borders — a recipe for constitutional crisis.

Trump has promised to scrap President Biden ’s programs to promote renewable energy, including subsidies for electric vehicles and charging stations. His advisors have proposed limiting California’s power to set fuel emission standards for automobiles.

He says he’ll stop the state from allowing Sacramento River water to flow into the Pacific to protect the Sacramento Delta. “We’re not going to let them get away with that any longer,” he said. (Water experts say it would be impractical and environmentally disastrous to divert the river’s flow completely. Newsom has already suspended some environmental laws to send more water to reservoirs and is preparing to build a new water tunnel under the delta.)

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Trump says he’ll send federal law enforcement officers into Oakland and other cities to stop rampant shoplifting. “If you rob a store, you can fully expect to be shot as you are leaving that store — shot!” he said.

And he says he will prosecute California healthcare providers if they comply with a state law that prohibits releasing information about minors’ gender-related medical care to other states. (He called the law a “sick California scheme for violating federal laws against kidnapping [and] sex trafficking.”)

Those proposals suggest that a second Trump term, like the first, would produce major collisions between the White House and California’s Democratic state government.

“If campaign promises have any meaning, you’re looking not just at a second term; you’re looking at Trump on steroids,” said Larry Gerston, an emeritus professor of political science at San Jose State University. “The impact on California would be very real. Abruptly removing huge numbers of undocumented immigrants, for example, would disrupt all of our lives ... and be a big hit to the economy.”

Column: Trump wanted to pull the U.S. out of NATO. In a second term, he’s more likely to try

Trump hasn’t officially won the Republican nomination. But he’s already throwing his weight around on foreign policy — and Republicans in Congress are falling in line.

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Many of those proposals are retreads from Trump’s first term as president from 2017 to 2021. Some, like his attempt to repeal California’s emissions standards, were blocked by courts after state lawsuits.

But Trump may stand a better chance of success the second time around.

His first term was launched with little preparation and no detailed transition plan. This time, he’s likely to appoint a more thoroughly Trumpified White House staff and Cabinet, with fewer moderates applying the brakes.

The Supreme Court, with three Trump appointees in its six-seat majority, is friendlier too.

And pro-Trump policy wonks have already produced a 920-page handbook of policy proposals for a second Trump term, “Project 2025.”

“This is a very big deal,” said Donald F. Kettl of the University of Texas, an expert on federal-state relations. “At the end of the first Trump term, there was frustration among his aides that they had finally figured out what they wanted to do, but ran out of time. They’ve spent four years planning, learning from their mistakes and compiling an action plan.”

Some of their ideas would still be difficult to carry out, Kettl noted.

“Sending troops out into the country to look for migrants waiting for their court dates would be very tough to implement,” he said.

But even the less bellicose actions Trump has proposed could have major effects on California and other Western states. I’ll explore them in more depth in future columns.

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Successfully launching more than 150 consecutive missions doesn’t just happen. It’s credit to the commitment of our 2,500 team members and the systems and processes we use to pull them together.

As a ULA intern, you’ll gain real-world work experience and exposure to life at the nation’s premier space launch company.

Together, our unshakable unity yields stronger solutions and better results as we carry out our mission to save lives, explore the universe, and connect the world.

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As a Government & Political Science Intern at United Launch Alliance you’ll gain hands-on experience and will have the opportunity to:

• Navigate challenges in Government outreach and work in the Government Operation & Strategic Communications organization.
• Interns will support one or more experienced business professionals in performance of assignments, spend time shadowing actual operations, and have unique assignments that support larger projects as well as experience the day-to-day workings of the business side of the aerospace industry.

Interns may perform and/or participate in additional activities/events which help them build a strong network within the ULA community and with fellow interns!

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• Must have completed at least Junior year of college or university by the time of the summer internship assignment.
• Must have a minimum college GPA of 2.90 on a 4.00 scale at the time of application; cumulative, no rounding. NOTE: An unofficial transcript is required if you are invited for an interview. We recommend you upload it to your profile when you apply.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and motorized vehicle transportation if assigned an internship in Alabama; California; Florida; or Pueblo, Colorado. For Denver, Colorado and Washington, DC, motorized transportation is recommended.

Required Skills

• Actively pursuing a bachelor’s degree with a focus in Political Science, Public Policy, or relevant field from an accredited college or university with an emphasis in Government and/or Law.
• Ability to work full-time for a minimum of 10 weeks during the summer of 2024.
• Must have plans to be enrolled in classes during Fall Semester 2024.
• Previous experience with Congress, state or local government is preferred.
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• Effective presentation, written communication, and verbal communication skills.
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About ULA Internships: What makes us different

Because we understand launch success comes through the collective efforts of a team, we seek the best to join us. We value ethics, ingenuity, diversity and professional development for employees at all levels. ULA has seven locations around the country and positions are offered at the majority of them. They are:

• Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida
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We offer our interns competitive pay as well as:

• An opportunity to participate in designing, building, and launching of ULA’s sports rockets
• Flexible work environments
• Numerous social and networking opportunities
• For those who qualify, a living stipend may be available

Additionally, ULA Interns work a “9/80 schedule,” meaning they enjoy every other Friday off.

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ULA is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other categories protected by law.

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Interested in growing in your career with ULA?

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UCLA Anderson Forecast Sees Restrained in 2024 Growth but No Recession

UCLA Anderson Forecast Sees Higher Interest Rates and Restrained Growth in 2024, but Likelihood of U.S. Recession Fades

California’s economy grows faster than the nation’s but faces the same political and geopolitical risks

Los Angeles (March 13, 2024)  — The UCLA Anderson Forecast ended 2023 ringing an up note as its December forecast asserted that the long, lingering possibility of a recession had faded because of expansionary fiscal policy, new national industrial policy and a national consumer base that continued to spend, despite the perception of economic uncertainty. The first forecast of 2024 continues these themes, while also noting that the recurring threats of a government shutdown are short-lived and no longer sounding any serious alarms, and the strong second half of 2023 will carry into the new year.

While it’s true that January 2024 retail sales housing starts were down, the cause looks to be severe weather experienced in the eastern United States and not pullback by consumers or builders. Hiring remained strong in January and February and, though core inflation is coming down slowly, the forecast does not expect the Federal Reserve to decrease the Fed Funds rate until later in the year.

In California, the state’s GDP grew at a 3.8% compound annual rate from the first to the third quarter of 2023 (the latest data available), faster than the U.S. and all but three large states: Washington, Florida and Texas. Like California, Washington’s growth was driven by tech and aerospace, while part of the superior growth in Texas and Florida is attributed to in-migration, with more people moving to those states and working, rather than productivity and income gains. (In both of those states, construction of housing for new residents, and in Florida reconstruction of hurricane-devastated areas, contributed to their growth rates.) With a loss in population in California, per capita income growth continues to rival similar large states across the country. While there are still challenges ahead — notably, state and local government finance, homelessness and out-migration — the forces driving California’s economy remain robust.

The national forecast

At least one thing is clear regarding recent activity in the U.S. economy: In spite of — or because of — feeling uncertain about the future, Americans went shopping in a big way over the holidays. In December, the Forecast predicted gross domestic product growth in the fourth quarter of 2023 to be 1.7%. It ended up coming in at a much higher 3.2% annual rate of growth. That was owing, in part, to strong consumer spending, but also to inventory replacement after the holidays. The forecast now expects less inventory adjustment in the current quarter and a moderation of consumer spending growth. As a result, the GDP growth forecast for the first quarter of 2024 Q1 is lower, but still a respectable 2.2%.

U.S. labor markets remain strong, as they have been throughout the post-pandemic economic recovery. Total nonfarm payroll jobs increased by 2.5% and are forecasted to increase by 1.5% in 2024. That 2024 is lower is more a function of running out of workers than an absence of jobs.

With underbuilding over the last 15 years and a growing population, there remains latent demand for new housing. This is exacerbated by population migration to the Sun Belt and the lack of existing housing inventory since the onset of the pandemic. As a result, the March forecast is for housing to remain close to, but under, the historical average of 1.5 million per year, enough to create a little weakness in 2024, but not enough to induce a recession. Although the January new home starts were at a level suggesting further weakness in housing, the issuance of new permits at approximately 1.5 million units, and the unseasonal weather in the east and Midwest, indicate this is only a temporary downturn in residential construction.

The oft predicted but never seen “recession next quarter” possibility has now faded in the face of expansionary fiscal policy, new national industrial policy and a consumer who is happy to continue spending. However, the impact of higher interest rates will be felt in restraining growth in 2024. As inflation slowly works its way back to the neighborhood of 2.5% to 3.0% per annum — kept high primarily because of residential rents, automobile repair and new health insurance premiums — the UCLA Anderson Forecast expects Fed policy to adopt a neutral stance and GDP growth to rebound to trend rates.

Nevertheless, there are risks to the forecast. A protracted shutdown of government has been averted, but the possibility still exists. Geopolitical events might upset the current growth pattern. The election could result in different national economic policies in 2025. These uncertainties are substantial and bear watching, as they could drive the economy off the current growth path that would return the U.S. economy to trend 2.5% growth. The upside of the forecast is productivity growth thanks to new technology that drives higher wages and higher GDP. While our view of AI and robotics is that the impact will be felt after 2026 because technology adoption tends to take time, current tight labor markets could accelerate that.

The California forecast

The employment picture in California varies, depending on which survey one consults. The household survey, which counts the number of people employed, reports that the number of people employed in December 2023 was 2.0% below the number in the pre-pandemic peak. The decline in employment over and above the decline in the labor force led to an increase in the unemployment rate to 5.1% in December. The labor force decline is attributable to retirements, migration out of state and individuals’ choosing to spend their time in non-market activities such as child raising. According to the enterprise survey metric, which counts the number of payroll jobs, California’s non-farm payroll jobs increased, and it now exceeds the pre-pandemic level by 508,100 jobs, over the same period.

The difference between the two metrics can be partly explained by the difference in the definition of employment in the two surveys. The household survey is a measure based on the domicile of the worker. If a former San Francisco office worker now works remotely in Phoenix, then that employee would not be counted in the state labor force or employment numbers for California in the household survey. This would represent a decrease in the state’s aggregate labor force. However, if the job was still at an enterprise in San Francisco, the worker would remain in the enterprise survey as employed in San Francisco. They are working in San Francisco (virtually) and living in Phoenix (in true life). This, at least in part, explains the large decline in San Francisco’s labor force.

Nevertheless, there seems to be a disconnect between the two surveys. Since the household survey is based on a small number of interviews with individuals and the enterprise payroll job survey is based on a large number of required regulatory reports, the March 8 benchmark partially resolved the disconnect in the direction of the payroll employment data, but not entirely.

The housing market in California continues to misbehave. Higher mortgage rates should send prices lower. Although home prices are lower than their previous peak, and the median price of existing single-family homes sold in the state declined on a seasonally adjusted basis by 4.5% as of May 2022, they have been climbing since December 2022 in San Diego by 9.3%, in Los Angeles by 9.0% and in San Francisco by 3.9%. With existing home sales at depression levels, builders are responding with new developments. The Winter 2024 Allen Matkins/UCLA Anderson Forecast Commercial Real Estate Survey reported that 32% of the panelists in northern California and 55% in Southern California would begin one or more new multifamily projects in 2024.

The California economy is forecasted to continue to grow faster than the U.S. but not by much. The risks to the forecast are the same as those for the nation: political and geopolitical. There is the potential for interest rates to disrupt the current expansion on the downside, and increased international immigration and accelerated onshoring of technical manufacturing on the upside.

The unemployment rate for the first quarter of this year is expected to average 4.7%, and the average for 2024, 2025 and 2026 is expected to be 4.6%, 3.8% and 3.9%, respectively. The forecast for 2024, 2025 and 2026 is for total employment growth rates to be -0.6%, 2.1% and 1.5%. Non-farm payroll jobs are expected to grow at a 1.4%, 1.7% and 1.2% rate during the same two years.

Real personal income is forecast to grow by 2.0% in 2024, 2.9% in 2025 and 2.7% in 2026. In spite of the higher interest rates, the continued demand for a limited housing stock coupled with state policies that induce new homebuilding should result in the beginning of a recovery this year, followed by solid growth in new home production thereafter. Our expectation is for 123,000 net new units to be permitted in 2024, and permitted new units to grow to 159,500 by the end of 2026. Needless to say, this level of home building means that the prospect for the private sector to build out of the housing affordability problem over the next three years is nil.

Hollywood restructuring and the economic impact of the writers and actors strikes

In an accompanying report, Forecast director Jerry Nickelsburg provides an economic analysis of the writers and actors strikes that disrupted the entertainment industry in 2023. As Nickelsburg notes, the strikes led to near daily inquiries as to economic impact, and a fair amount of speculation from quarters. The problem with any speculation or analysis, Nickelsburg notes, is that economic conditions are quite complicated. For example, 2022 was a recovery year from the dearth of production during the pandemic years of 2020 and 2021. Should the comparison be between 2023 when the strike was going on and 2022 when the industry was producing additional content post-pandemic? That would certainly inflate the economic impact. But what about factoring in a more normal year like 2019? From then until now, the entertainment industry has been adjusting to digital media, streaming and business models that were not generating the required returns to continue as before. This has resulted in a downward trend in the production of film and television.

Nickelsburg’s report utilizes a number of methodologies to measure the impact of the strike, with several accompanying caveats. His conclusion, using available data, finds that the direct cost of the strike is likely to be in the $1.4 billion to $1.6 billion range, with an outside estimate of $2.3 billion. His expectation is that these numbers are high, in the sense that additional data ought to confirm that a larger part of the estimated cost was from a restructuring of the entertainment business. Therefore, he concludes that the $3 billion plus the value of swag is just that: a swag. The impact on both the Los Angeles and California economies was quite small in the aggregate, even as it was individually large and difficult for some.

The UCLA Anderson Forecast’s March 2024 Economic Outlook conference takes place in person at UCLA Anderson School of Management and via webinar on Wednesday, March 13. A panel of experts will discuss “AI and the Future Business of Entertainment.”

About UCLA Anderson Forecast

UCLA Anderson Forecast is one of the most widely watched and often-cited economic outlooks for California and the nation and was unique in predicting both the seriousness of the early-1990s downturn in California and the strength of the state’s rebound since 1993. The Forecast was credited as the first major U.S. economic forecasting group to call the recession of 2001 and, in March 2020, it was the first to declare that the recession caused by the COVID-19 pandemic had already begun.

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MSU hosting international law expert Waters for upcoming Lamar Conerly Governance Lecture Series

Contact: Carl Smith

STARKVILLE, Miss.—An international law expert who previously worked in a variety of human rights-related roles throughout Europe is the featured speaker for this year’s Mississippi State Lamar Conerly Governance Lecture Series.

Timothy William Waters, the Richard S. Melvin Professor of Law and associate director of Indiana University’s Center for Constitutional Democracy, will present “Doing What We Can: International Law’s Failing Grotian Order” at 11 a.m., March 22 in Allen Hall’s Room 13. The free event is organized by the MSU Department of Political Science and Public Administration.

A graduate of UCLA, Columbia and Harvard Law School, Waters’ work focuses on the laws of war, international criminal law, secession and changes in states’ borders. He is the author of “Boxing Pandora: Rethinking Borders, States, and Secession in a Democratic World” (Yale, 2020) and editor of “The Milošević Trial: An Autopsy” (Oxford, 2013).

Waters is a frequent contributor to policy debate on international law and politics. He has published extensively in leading journals of international law and international relations, and his writings on Iraq, Ukraine, the Balkans and international justice, as well as gun rights and public discourse in America, have appeared in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Völkerrechtsblog, Christian Science Monitor, Foreign Affairs, Foreign Policy and The Atlantic.

Before his stint in academia, Waters worked as a consultant on legal system reform for the Open Society Institute and on ethnic discrimination for Human Rights Watch, researcher at the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, human rights officer in Bosnia for the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, and Peace Corps volunteer in Hungary.

The lecture is part of a series made possible by major support from Lamar Conerly, a 1971 MSU accounting/pre-law graduate and longtime partner in the Destin, Florida, law firm of Conerly, Bowman and Dykes LLP. Conerly is a former national MSU Alumni Association president and College of Business Alumni Fellow.

Due to Conerly’s generosity, the Governance Lecture Series is a free event open to students, faculty, staff, alumni and the general public.

For more information on Waters lecture, contact Quintara Miller, PSPA business coordinator, at 662-325-2711 or  [email protected] .

The Department of Political Science and Public Administration is part of MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences. Visit  www.cas.msstate.edu and  www.pspa.msstate.edu to learn more about the college and department, respectively.

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