The political science faculty and I enjoy involving students in our research. In addition to recent articles co-authored articles for the Journal of Political Science Education, a 2015 New England Journal of Political Science article on the Presidential Medal of Freedom (http://www.nepsanet.org/#!current-issue/c1pe0) was co-authored with two students, Julia Ward and Jillian Casey. They originally presented the manuscript at the annual meeting of the Southern Political Science Association in Orlando. The department and the College provide funding to support independent student research, as well as collaborative efforts with faculty.