Terry Madonna to Speak on 2012 Elections in the Nation and Pennsylvania

Dr. Terry Madonna, Professor of public affairs at Franklin and Marshall College, will give a talk, “Reaching a Better Understanding of the 2012 Elections in the Nation and Pennsylvania.”

 Monday, October 22, 2012 09:58 AM

This event, part of the series “Democracy and the 2012 Election,” is free and open to the public.

In addition to teaching, Madonna is the Director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College and the Director of the Franklin and Marshall College Poll. In this capacity, he is the pollster for many Pennsylvania media outlets. He is the host of Pennsylvania Newsmakers, a weekly statewide news and commentary program. Madonna’s academic specialties are the American presidency, American political parties and political behavior. He received his Ph.D. in political history from the University of Delaware.   

The series “Democracy and the 2012 Election” is the fifth nonpartisan election series coordinated by Muhlenberg’s department of political science since 1992. The goal of the series is to offer the Muhlenberg and wider community an opportunity to examine critical issues linked to the 2012 presidential election. The series is being cosponsored and supported by a number of other departments on campus.