Casual Conversations on Current Issues

Join the Conversation!
Are you wanting to discuss recent policy enacted by the current U.S. administration? This is an opportunity to connect and work to understand the shifting political landscape. Come together with Political Science & Legal Studies students, faculty, and staff to engage in productive dialogue. We are bringing back last year’s Casual Conversations, but with a slightly different purpose.
Applying the lens of their research and expertise, faculty will share their thoughts about the current political environment and encourage discussion.
All events will take place from 4:00 - 5:30 pm in the Thompson Hall 3rd floor lounge (*note new location).
Please RSVP here to help us plan - emails will not be collected.
Tuesday, April 15, 2025 (Passed)
Lauren McCarthy, Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science
MJ Peterson, Professor of Political Science
Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (Passed)
Sindiso MnisiWeeks, Associate Professor of Legal Studies
Alexander Theodoridis, Associate Professor of Political Science
Tuesday, April 22, 2025 (Passed)
Rebecca Hamlin, Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science | Director of Legal Studies
Wednesday, April 23, 2025
Ray La Raja, Professor of Political Science, Co-Director UMass UPoll
Jamie Rowen, Associate Professor of Legal Studies and Political Science | Director Center for Justice, Law, and Societies
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 co-sponsored with the Five College International Relations Program
Charli Carpenter, Professor of Political Science | Director of Human Security Lab
Ka Zeng, Professor of Political Science