Articles from December 2024

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Note: In September 2024, the Center for Social Science Innovation replaced the Public Policy Center and its subsidiary unit the Iowa Social Science Research Center.

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CSSI Welcomes Two New Staff Members

Tuesday, December 31, 2024
CSSI is excited to extend a warm welcome to two new staff members: Duhita Mahatmya and Gabriella Snyder.
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CSSI Welcomes the Participants of the 2025 Grant Writing Residency Program

Tuesday, December 31, 2024
The Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) has recently accepted four participants for its Spring 2025 Grant Writing Residency Program (GWRP).
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CSSI researcher affiliate studies equity in high school Spanish classrooms across Iowa

Wednesday, December 18, 2024
David Cassels Johnson, researcher affiliate in the Center for Social Science Innovation, examines how Iowa high school Spanish teachers accommodate and uplift heritage Spanish-speaking students.

CSSI Welcomes the Participants of the 2025 Dissertation Completion Program

Tuesday, December 17, 2024
The Center for Social Science Innovation (CSSI) has recently accepted three participants for its Spring 2025 Dissertation Completion Program (DCP). The Spring 2025 DCP cohort includes Munachim Amah (Journalism and Mass Communication), Nathan Micatka (Political Science), and Lisa Nakahara (Educational Policy and Leadership Studies).