Teaching and Talking about the Presidency in the Trump Era

Session Submission Type: Pre-conference Short Course Half Day

Session Description

This half-day seminar is designed to prepare APSA conference goers with the strategies, tactics, and tools to successfully teach presidency courses and talk with the media during the Trump presidency.
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The first part of the short course will focus on teaching the presidency and how instructors have incorporated the presidency of Donald Trump into their syllabi and course discussions. Key questions addressed will be: How does Donald Trump’s presidency differ from past presidents in terms of constitutional claims of power, rhetoric, skill, and character? Panelists will also share strategies on how to manage political debate in ideological diverse classrooms.
The second part of the workshop will provide political scientists with advice on how to prepare for media requests with a special focus on the 2020 presidential campaign. Panelists will discuss how to tailor comments for maximum effect, how to anticipate media questions, and how political scientists can help the media incorporate more research-based evidence into their reporting.
There will be two breakout sessions following each panel to allow for small group discussions about teaching the presidency and dealing with the media.
***All times are in Mountain Time***

8:00 a.m. – 8:15 a.m. Intro to Short Course:
Alison Howard (Dominican University) alison.howard@dominican.edu

Part I: Teaching the Trump Presidency
8:15-10:00 a.m.

8:15 – 9:00 a.m.: Teaching the Trump Presidency Panel

Moderator: Terri Bimes (UC Berkeley) bimes@berkeley.edu

Panelists:

• Mary Stuckey (The Pennsylvania State University) mes519@psu.edu
• Bert Rockman (Purdue University) barockma@purdue.edu
• Meena Bose (Hofstra University) meena.bose@hofstra.edu

9:00 -9:45 a.m. Breakout Session on Teaching the Trump Presidency

Leaders:
Alison Howard (Dominican University) alison.howard@dominican.edu
Kevin Baron (Austin Peay State University) baronkm@apsu.edu
Jennifer Hopper (Southern Connecticut State University) hopperj2@southernct.edu

9:45-10:00 a.m. Break

Part 2: Talking about the Trump Presidency (in public, on social media, and with the mainstream and foreign media)
10:00 – 11:30 a.m.

10:00 – 10:45 a.m.: Talking the Trump Presidency Panel

Moderator: Lara Brown (George Washington University) larambrown@email.gwu.edu

Panelists:
George Edwards (Texas A&M University) gedwards@tamu.edu
Shirley Anne Warshaw (Gettysburg College) swarshaw@gettysburg.edu
Caroline Heldman (Occidental College) heldman@oxy.edu

10:45-11:30 a.m.: Breakout Session

Leaders
Julia Azari (Marquette University) julia.azari@marquette.edu
Graham Dodds (Concordia University) G.Dodds@concordia.ca
Donna Hoffman (University of Northern Iowa) donna.hoffman@uni.edu
Kevin--

11:30 – 12:00pm: Wrap-Up of Short Course (general group discussion; feedback/lessons learned from breakout sessions)

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Sub Unit

• APSA Panels and All Meetings and Receptions

Cosponsors

• Division 10: Political Science Education

• Division 23: Presidents and Executive Politics

Chairs

• Lara Michelle Brown The George Washington University

• Terri Bimes University of California at Berkeley

• Alison Howard Dominican University of California

Presenters

• Terri Bimes University of California at Berkeley

• Alison Howard Dominican University of California

• Mary E. Stuckey The Pennsylvania State University

• Meena Bose Hofstra University

• Bert A. Rockman Purdue University

• Kevin M. Baron Austin Peay State University

• Jennifer Hopper Southern Connecticut State University

• George C. Edwards Texas A&M University

• Shirley Anne Warshaw Gettysburg College

• Caroline Heldman Occidental College

• Julia Rezazadeh Azari Marquette University

• Graham G. Dodds Concordia University

• Donna R. Hoffman University of Northern Iowa