Though the pandemic posed challenges, the Political Economy Project hosted informal reading groups in both the Spring and Summer of 2020, all meeting remotely by Zoom.
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For the first time, the Political Economy Project is pleased to sponsor an informal reading group made up entirely of students. Iris Wang ('20) has offered to lead a Summer term discussion of American-Nigerian author Teju Cole's 2014 book Every Day Is For the Thief. The group will meet weekly from July 14 through August 11.
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After a highly selective review, the Political Economy Project is pleased to announce that three undergraduate students--Iris Wang '20, Justin Kramer '21, and Caleb Benjamin '23 (pictured above)--will be serving as paid interns for 10 weeks during the summer of 2020 on a major collaborative research project. The Dartmouth students will work for 10 weeks alongside students from the University of Chicago on at least the following agenda items:
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The PEP is pleased to announce that fourteen current Dartmouth students have received funding to pursue independent research for the Summer 2020 term. Covering everything from private defense forces and the commercialization of space flight to Hegel on "recognition" and Chinese-Taiwanese co-development, the summer's awardees are as follows: Max Bessler ('22) Daniel Bring ('21) Miles Castoro ('21) India Cutler ('21) Coby Gibson ('21) Christopher Grandpre ('21) Jeremy Hadfield ('21) Jonah Hirsch ('22) Wendy Hu ('21)
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Karl Widerquist (Georgetown-Qatar) and Oren Cass (Manhattan Institute) debate the merits of a guaranteed universal basic income in Filene Hall on Oct. 30. The debate was moderated by Charles Wheelan (Senior Lecturer and Policy Fellow, Rockefeller Center).
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