Welcome.
Welcome! Our mission is to support an engaged citizenry by fostering an open marketplace of ideas and encouraging the productive exchange of political speech.
Seriatim was conceived in the winter of 2012 and founded on a simple premise: everyone has a voice. We hope to provide an avenue through which the genuine political speech of undergraduate students may better be heard and shared with the community at large. Thus, Seriatim was born—an attempt to tangibly create Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes’s conception of the “marketplace of ideas,” in which different opinions freely compete for the validation of the many. By using academic papers as well as original work, we hope to bring greater meaning to students’ work inside the classroom by making it accessible to a wider audience. We encourage you to contribute to the undergraduate marketplace of ideas, either by submitting a paper you wrote for your politics class or by writing an original article on an issue of your choosing.
Jefferson once said of the University, “For here we are not afraid to follow truth wherever it may lead, nor to tolerate any error so long as reason is left free to combat it.” At Seriatim, we seek to embody this ideal, and we invite you to join us along the way.
Although this organization has members who are University of Virginia students and may have University employees associated or engaged in its activities and affairs, the organization is not a part of or an agency of the University. It is a separate and independent organization which is responsible for and manages its own activities and affairs. The University does not direct, supervise or control the organization and is not responsible for the organization’s contracts, acts or omissions.
Mission
To serve the University of Virginia community by supporting an engaged citizenry, fostering an open marketplace of ideas, and encouraging the productive exchange of political speech.
Content
We are dedicated to publishing the highest quality undergraduate work on American politics. Work is selected for its depth of scholarship, originality, and ability to advance our understanding of the American political tradition. We select pieces with the aim to enrich and diversify the political marketplace of ideas.
Statement of Ownership
Seriatim and its print and online publications are independent, privately-funded entities. All content decisions rest at the sole discretion of the Editorial Board.
Meet Seriatim’s Staff
Jaden Bernard
Editor-in-Chief
Jaden is a fourth-year from Franklin County, Virginia. She is majoring in English with a concentration in medieval/Renaissance literature. Her political interests include the interaction of religion and government, reproductive rights, and education policy. She plans to attend graduate school and pursue a Ph.D. in early modern literature upon graduating from U.Va.
Madeline Barber
Operations Manager
Madeline Barber is a third-year from Fishersville, Virginia. She is currently planning to major in Political Policy, Philosophy, and Law. Her other academic interests include the development of democracy, the theories of ancient writers, and the study of psychology. Madeline plans to attend law school upon graduation.
Hannah Jackson
Managing Editor,
Editorial Department
Hannah Jackson is a fourth-year from Berwyn, Pennsylvania. She intends on majoring in philosophy and minoring in foreign affairs on a pre-law track. Her academic interests include ancient political theory, American history, and literature.
Mare Gandarela
Managing Editor,
Journal Department
Mare Gandarela is a fourth-year from….
Sarah Dowling
High School Journal Director
Sarah Dowling is a second-year student from Atlanta, Georgia. She intends to double major in Anthropology and Public Policy & Leadership before attending law school. Her academic interests include technology ethics, nonviolent theory, and religion.
Leilani Ropati
Assistant Managing Editor, Journal Department
Leilani Ropati is a second-year from Dumfries, Virginia. She is planning on majoring in Foreign Affairs and is currently pursuing a premed pathway. Her academic interests include US military history, comparative politics, and contemporary English literature.
Andrew Chand
Assistant Managing Editor, Editorial Department
Andrew Chand is a second-year student from Medina, Ohio. He is currently planning on pursuing a major in both public policy and global studies. His academic interests include international relations, foreign languages, environmental sustainability and equity, and voter rights.
Eva Spangler
Assistant Director, High School Journal
Eva Spangler is a second year from Windber, Pennsylvania. She is majoring in Government and American Politics on the Pre-Law track. Her academic interests include judicial reform, education policy, and American history.
Joseph Chambers
Staff Editor
Joseph Chambers is a first-year from Henrico, Virginia. He plans to major in Economics and Philosophy. Outside of Seriatim, he is vice-chair of the First Year Judiciary Committee and a member of the quiz bowl team. His academic interests include liberalism and behavioral economics.
Tori Frahm
Staff Writer
Tori Frahm is a fourth-year from Greensboro, North Carolina. She is planning to major in Political Philosophy, Policy, & Law and is a double minor in Chinese Language, as well as Religious Studies. Her academic interests include national security policy, foreign policy, constitutional theory, and presidential history.
Cole Leis
Staff Editor
Cole is a fourth-year from Columbus, Ohio. He is majoring in Political Philosophy, Policy, and Law and minoring in Psychology. He is also a first-year Accelerated Master of Public Policy student. His academic interests include political theory, ethics, and public policy.
Alexandra Vorobyeva
Staff Writer
Alexandra Vorobyeva is a third year from Moscow, Russia. She is planning to major in PPL with a minor in Economics. Her academic interests include Sociology, Psychology and History.
Scotland Reynolds
Staff Writer
Scotland Reynolds is a fourth-year from Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She is double majoring in American Studies and French. Her academic interests include both American and French history, art and culture, as well as global civil rights and politics. Scotland plans to attend either law or graduate school after graduating from UVA.
