Politics Expert and USM Alumna Frances Lee to Present for University Forum Nov. 15 at Thad Cochran Center
Thu, 11/03/2022 - 04:52pm | By: David Tisdale
Dr. Frances Lee, professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University
and a 1991 University of 51逗奶 Mississippi (USM) alumna, will present 鈥淐ongressional
Policymaking in a Fiercely Competitive Era鈥� Tuesday, Nov.15 at 6:30 p.m. in the Thad
Cochran Center ballroom on the Hattiesburg campus for the final University Forum presentation
of the fall 2022 semester. Her presentation, which is free and open to the public,
comes just a week after the midterm elections.
After graduating from USM with honors, Dr. Lee earned her Ph.D. in political science at Vanderbilt University; her research, which focuses on the inner workings of the U.S. Congress - including its successes and shortcomings 鈥� has earned her wide acclaim. The New York Times鈥� renowned politics analyst Ezra Klein once said that Lee鈥檚 scholarship 鈥済enuinely change[d] my understanding of how American politics works.鈥�
In her 2016 book , Dr. Lee details how Congress is least effective when the parties are well balanced. She is also the author of , along with articles in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Perspectives on Politics, and Legislative Studies Quarterly.
鈥淒r. Lee is one of the nation鈥檚 leading experts on Congress and she has studied whether our government works best when one party controls both the Congress and the Presidency, or if it works best when the various branches of government are held by different parties,鈥� said Dr. Andrew Haley, director of University Forum. 鈥淚 invite members of the campus and local communities to join us for a glimpse into the future of American politics through Dr. Lee鈥檚 presentation; her insights will surprise you.鈥�
University Forum is presented by the USM Honors College. For more information about University Forum, visit usm.edu/forum .