The professor of studies at the University of Thomas H. Jackson of political science studies threatened democracy and the rule of law in the United States and Latin America.
Gretchen HelmkeA University of Rochester The professor of political science whose research focuses on the rule of law and democratic erosion in the United States and Latin America, was appointed Guggenheim stock market for 2025.
The scholarships, among the most prestigious awards in universities and artistic communities, provide support for exceptional researchers and artists from the Midcare career, allowing them to continue their work without restrictions.
“I am deeply honored to receive the Guggenheim scholarship this year and I am so grateful for the opportunity to be able to continue my last research project, which focuses on the increasingly common and polarizing phenomenon of the pursuit of former political leaders,” said Helmke, the distinguished political science teacher at Thomas H. Jackson.
She was one of the 198 scholars and artists in 53 areas that will be recognized this year from a 3,500 candidates, according to John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
In addition to his research and teaching, Helmke is the director of the faculty of the Democracy at the University of Rochester. The center, launched in 2022, is a non -support community of researchers who highlights the most urgent challenges that democracy is confronted by research, teaching and public commitment.
She is also co -founder of Light line watchA non-profit organization that brings together leading political scientists to monitor democratic practices in the United States. The group focuses on the institutions of democracy, such as free and fair elections, the effectiveness of controls and counterweights, and press freedom.
The Guggenheim Foundation has granted more than $ 400 million to more than 19,000 scholarship holders since its foundation in 1925. Each scholarship holder has received an allowance to pursue independent work at the highest level under “the most free conditions”.
Helmke’s appointment brings the total number of Guggenheim Fellows from the University of Rochester at 23.
By announcing the prices, Edward Hirsch, the award -winning poet and president of the Foundation, praised the scholarship holders for their contributions to the company.
“At a time when intellectual life is attacked, the Guggenheim scholarship celebrates a century of support for the life and work of visionary scientists, scholars, writers and artists,” said Hirsch. “We believe that these creative thinkers can take up the challenges we are all facing today and guide our society towards a better and more hopeful future.”