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Sep 30, 2020 • Caitlin Burns
“[Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg] was one of the best advocates of all time,” said Dr. Alison LaLond Wyant, director of the Office of Social Impact and Innovation (SI2) and director of Arcadia’s Civic Scholars program. “I think her legacy will be her ability to connect liberty and equality as...
Nov 30, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
Arcadia University hosts its annual Wills for Heroes program on Saturday, Dec. 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the University’s Grey Towers Castle, 450 S. Easton Road, Glenside. This free event enables military veterans, emergency personnel and their families to prepare and notarize wills, living wills...
Sep 21, 2017 • Caitlin Burns
While many students visit the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., few receive a guided tour of the Capitol’s art and history by a former U.S. Senator. On Sept. 15, Arcadia University’s Interim President Hank Brown led Art and Design students through a tour of the Capitol’s art, which include...
Sep 15, 2016 • Caitlin Burns
Dr. Amy Widestrom, assistant professor of Historical and Political Studies, was chosen for a Clarence Stone Scholar Award by the Urban and Local Politics Section of the American Political Science Association. The Clarence Stone Scholar Award recognizes up to two young scholars who are making...
Aug 31, 2015 • Christopher Sarachilli
On Saturday, Sept. 12, a program at Arcadia, cosponsored by the Pennsylvania Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division, is helping military veterans, emergency medical personnel, police officers, and firefighters with free basic estate planning. Wills for Heroes will assist these and other first...
Jul 30, 2015 • Christopher Sarachilli
Arcadia faculty members Dr. Amy Widestrom, assistant professor of political science, and the Honorable Christopher Cerski, J.D., pre-law adviser and adjunct professor of law and political science, laid the foundational groundwork for a recent Constitutional Scholars Institute Seminar on freedom of...
Dec 8, 2014 • Daniel DiPrinzio
On Dec. 12, Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America, a new book by Dr. Amy Widestrom, assistant professor of political science, will be released by the University of Pennsylvania Press. The book focuses on residential economic segregation in American cities while exploring the...
Amy Widestrom came to Arcadia in 2012. She earned her B.A. in English and theater from Oberlin College, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in political science from The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. Her recent book, Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), discusses the civic and political consequences of residential economic segregation in American cities, and she is working on a series of articles about the political factors that contribute to economic inequality at the state level. As a scholar of politics in America, Amy focuses in particular on issues of political disaffection and disenfranchisement; her next research projects will focus on the political effects of mass incarceration in the United States, and on the ways in which schools foster an active civic disposition among youth. Amy has numerous other publications, including contributions to volumes focusing on the Tea Party and the 2010 midterm elections, the history of American cities, and educational programs in prisons and jails, in addition to her ongoing presentations at scholarly conferences covering politics, history, and teaching and learning at colleges and universities. As the primary professor of American politics and government at Arcadia, Amy teaches several courses about domestic politics, policy, and institutions, while also teaching courses as part of the First-Year Seminar program on American electoral politics and the politics of food. Amy has also been the recipient of several awards, including the 2016 American Political Science Association's Clarence Stone Scholar Award, given by the Urban and Local Politics Section, a Brookings Institution Research Fellowship, and an American Political Association Congressional Fellowship in 2008-09, when she worked for the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs as the nation worked to recover from economic crisis.
American Politics, specifically income inequality, economic segregation, urban policy, political behavior
Hometown
Raised in Boring, OR, lives in Elkins Park, PA
Home Country
United States
Oberlin College 1999
BA, Major in English, Theater
Minor in History
Syracuse University 2008
PhD, Major in Political Science
Autor • 2020
Contribution to book, The University of Pennsylvania Press
Co-Author • 2018
Article, Social Science Quarterly
Co-Authored with Thomas J. Hayes and Christopher Dennis
Author • 2018
Contribution to book, Palgrave/Macmillan
Author • 2016
Contribution to book, Sage/CQ Press
Author • 2015
Book, The University of Pennsylvania Press
Amy's recent book, Displacing Democracy: Economic Segregation in America (University of Pennsylvania Press), discusses the civic and political consequences of residential economic segregation in American cities, and she is working on a series of articles about the political factors that contribute to economic inequality at the state level. As a scholar of politics in America, Amy focuses in particular on issues of political disaffection and disenfranchisement; her next major research projects will focus on the political effects of mass incarceration in the United States, and on the ways in which educational contexts shape civic orientation among youth. Amy has numerous publications, including contributions to volumes focusing on the history of American cities, the Tea Party and the 2010 midterm elections, and educational programs in prisons and jails.