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D. Sunshine Hillygus

Professor of Political Science
Political Science
Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708-0204
140 Science Drive, 203 Gross H, Box 90204, Durham, NC 27708

Awards & Honors


Howard D. Johnson Distinguished Teaching Award

University Trinity College · 2019 More about this award

2009 Robert E. Lane Award

Other APSA · 2009

In the News


Published November 8, 2024
Post Election Panel: Duke Experts Talk About What Happened in the Election
Published October 29, 2024
Squishy Polls, Changing Demographics: Election Factors to Watch in NC
Published March 5, 2024
‘People Are Exhausted by Politics’: Faculty Assess the 2024 Election at Briefing for International Journalists
Published August 21, 2023
How to Depolarize Political Toxicity on Social Media
Published October 19, 2022
Young Voters are Motivated, But Still Face Obstacles
Published November 2, 2020
What to Watch for on an Unusual Election Night
Published October 30, 2020
Duke in the News: Family Political Divides; COVID Third Wave; Wilmington, 1898
Published October 23, 2020
Five Questions With Sunshine Hillygus on Young Voters
Published September 15, 2020
Sanford Podcast: What We Get Wrong About Why Young People Don't Vote
Published January 29, 2020
Why Young People Don’t Vote – And How to Fix That
Published October 29, 2018
Why So Many Young People Don’t Vote
Published August 5, 2016
Sunshine Hillygus: Will politics take off the month of August?
Published June 1, 2016
Editorial: In N.C., suppressing the youth vote, too
Published May 9, 2016
The future of democracy: How humanities education supports civic participation
Published March 11, 2016
Sunshine Hillygus comments: Debate moderator draws laughter after asking Clinton if her campaign is 'Hispandering'
Published March 2, 2016
Sunshine Hillygus: First Super Tuesday, now March Madness -- what happens now?
Published March 1, 2016
Sunshine Hillygus comments: Who is going to win Super Tuesday?