CONWAY, Ark. (January 29, 2016) – Hendrix College politics professor Dr. Jay Barth was recently named a
Faculty Fellow for
The Education Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT) at Brandeis University
ENACT is a new national program to engage young people in state-level legislative change. Students enrolled in courses taught by ENACT faculty fellows at colleges and universities in or near state capitals will learn how to work with advocacy organizations,
legislators and legislative staff members to advance policy. Students will learn through direct engagement in this work, traveling to the state capital, meeting with and lobbying legislators, strategizing with advocacy organizations and creating outreach materials to advance their chosen issues.
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This project builds on Dr. Barth’s academic coursework that links the classroom to the world beyond Hendrix. In his two-course academic experience – Arkansas Politics and Government: Seminar and Practicum – students complete a traditional academic seminar on the state’s politics and government
but then complete a semester-long practicum experience with an entity involved in the state’s legislative session for another academic credit.
Over the years, Hendrix students have worked with legislators, advocacy groups, political parties, and media outlets, gaining additional insights about politics and their own skills and talents.
“I’m excited to learn from other professors doing work in state capitols across the country so that I can further hone this academic experience for Hendrix students in the years to come,” Barth said.
Barth, who joined the Department of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix in 1994, is M.E. and Ima Graves Peace Professor of Politics and Bill and Connie Odyssey Professor and Director of Civic Engagement Projects at Hendrix College.
His academic work includes research on the politics of the South, state government and politics, LGBT politics, political communication (particularly radio advertising), and the achievement gap in Arkansas. He is the co-author (with the late Diane D. Blair) of the second edition of Arkansas Politics and Government: Do the People
Rule?
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About Hendrix College
Hendrix College is a private liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Founded in 1876 and affiliated with the United Methodist Church since 1884, Hendrix is featured in Colleges That Change Lives: 40 Schools That
Will Change the Way You Think about Collegesand is nationally recognized in numerous college guides, lists, and rankings for academic quality, community, innovation, and value. For more information, visit
www.hendrix.edu.