Political Science News

Asst. Prof. John Cluverius uses survey research to peer into the minds of voters and politicians. The political scientist and associate director of UML’s Center for Public Opinion shares his insights with students and the media.

Students got to experience democracy first hand at the 3rd Congressional District debates sponsored by UML and The Boston Globe.

Honors student Mansour Chaya won “Wheel of Fortune” by a nose, beating out students from Georgia State and UCLA. Chaya, a political science major, says he’s saving the money for law school.

Sophomore political science major Ryan Hamilton was elected to the Methuen City Council last fall. At 20 years old, he’s serving his first term as “Councilor Hamilton.”

NBC News and MSNBC national political correspondent Steve Kornacki will return to campus on Friday, Nov. 17 for an event for the campus and community.  

The university partnered with The Washington Post, one of the nation’s top newspapers, on wide-ranging polls examining Americans’ attitudes toward sports. The polls, the first to look at the topic in more than a decade, have received major coverage.

A majority of Americans say college athletes should not be compensated beyond scholarships, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll. But when marketing, including video games, are involved, two-thirds of respondents said collegiate athletes should be compensated if their names or likenesses are used, according to the findings of the poll, which surveyed 1,000 American adults on their attitudes about sports and related issues. 

A majority of Americans believe it is not safe for children to play tackle football before they reach high school, according to results of a UMass Lowell-Washington Post poll released today. Of the 1,000 adults surveyed by the national poll, 53 percent feel that tackle football is not a safe activity for kids before they are in high school. This compares to 41 percent who say that tackle football is safe for children to participate in before they are in high school. Some respondents, 6 percent, are undecided on the issue.