Chelsea Kaufman
@ckaufman.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Political Science at Wingate University. Research focuses on the rural urban divide in the US. Also interested in pedagogy. Board game, video game, and book nerd.
Other academic folks: I have had a high number of students in the last couple years reach out because it was raining to see if we are still having class. Is this a thing? Anywhere? What could lead to this assumption?
January 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Other academic folks: I have had a high number of students in the last couple years reach out because it was raining to see if we are still having class. Is this a thing? Anywhere? What could lead to this assumption?
What a great example of how changing the measurement of "rural" can significantly change one's conclusions.
Local folks, note the measure that includes NC-8 as a "pure rural" district.
dailyyonder.com/analysis-con...
Local folks, note the measure that includes NC-8 as a "pure rural" district.
dailyyonder.com/analysis-con...
Analysis: The Myth of Rural Voters' Power in the House of Representatives | The Daily Yonder
A Daily Yonder analysis of Census data shows that rural Americans don’t have outsized voting power in the U.S. House of Representatives, despite an
dailyyonder.com
May 8, 2024 at 3:36 PM
What a great example of how changing the measurement of "rural" can significantly change one's conclusions.
Local folks, note the measure that includes NC-8 as a "pure rural" district.
dailyyonder.com/analysis-con...
Local folks, note the measure that includes NC-8 as a "pure rural" district.
dailyyonder.com/analysis-con...
My cat enjoys "helping" me to grade by sitting nearby and watching (well, sometimes sleeping on the job). What grade do you think she gives this paper? 🤔
May 3, 2024 at 2:03 PM
My cat enjoys "helping" me to grade by sitting nearby and watching (well, sometimes sleeping on the job). What grade do you think she gives this paper? 🤔
One thing I have learned teaching methods over the years is that students dread quantitative analysis but when I ask them the most interesting thing they learned in class how to do these analyses is one of the most common responses!
May 2, 2024 at 4:40 PM
One thing I have learned teaching methods over the years is that students dread quantitative analysis but when I ask them the most interesting thing they learned in class how to do these analyses is one of the most common responses!
I was grading a student reflection paper today and they said they would probably "fall apart" without Google calendar. Especially as we near the end of the semester, I am very much relating to this quote.
April 30, 2024 at 2:12 PM
I was grading a student reflection paper today and they said they would probably "fall apart" without Google calendar. Especially as we near the end of the semester, I am very much relating to this quote.