Jay Barth
Hendrix College politics professor Jay Barth was recently named a Faculty Fellow for The Education Network for Active Civic Transformation (ENACT) at Brandeis University of Waltham, Massachusetts.
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.
This project builds on Barth’s two-course academic experience – Arkansas Politics and Government: Seminar and Practicum – where students complete a traditional academic seminar on the state’s politics and government and 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.
“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.
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