going home: Professor Chryl Laird, who has garnered national media attention for her research on Black political behavior, has accepted an offer to join the faculty at the University of Maryland, her alma mater.
Marvin H. Green, Jr. Assistant Professor of Government Chryl Laird will be leaving Bowdoin at the end of the year for a new role at the University of Maryland (UMD), Laird announced on Twitter April 28. Laird has attracted national media attention for her 2020 book “Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior,” coauthored with Ismail White, professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton University, and has been featured as a frequent guest on various media outlets including CNN and MSNBC both during and after the 2020 election cycle.