The Coastal Carolina University Department of Political Science will host a panel discussion titled, “Fighting Against Major Party Polarization: Can a Different Approach Improve American Politics?” on Thursday, March 23, at 4:30 p.m. in Lib Jackson Student Union A110. The event is free and open to the public.

The panelists include:

• Clint Eisenhauer, a former businessman who is focused on the Forward Party organization and voting reform.

• Mia S. McLeod, who serves S.C. State Senate District 22 as an independent.

• James H. Rex, Ph.D., former education dean at CCU and former S.C. State Superintendent of Education. He is the national chair emeritus of the Alliance Party.

• Ryan Thompson, a 2022 graduate of the College of Charleston, who ran as the Democratic Party and Alliance Party candidate for the S.C. State House District 106.

• Nancy Williams, president of the League of Women Voters of South Carolina.

“The Department of Political Science is excited to be hosting this important roundtable discussion on campus,” said department chair Adam Chamberlain, Ph.D.

For more information, contact Chamberlain at achamber@coastal.edu.