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The Costigan Scholarship Spring 2019

Award Recipient: Joseph Ebrahim

The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce the Costigan Scholarship. This scholarship is established by our generous alumnus and donor, Mike Costigan. One awardee will be selected to receive a $2,500 scholarship during the Spring Quarter 2019.

Criteria

Job Opportunity

The Department of Political Science at the University of California, Santa Barbara, invites applications for a pool of qualified temporary Lecturers to teach courses in Political Science for upcoming openings. Screening of applicants is ongoing and will continue as needed with the possibility of future reappointment based on performance and department need.. The number of positions varies from quarter to quarter, depending on the needs of the department. Positions may range from 33% to 100% time.

Identity Workshop

The Identity Group in Political Science welcomes you to our first Identity Workshop!  

How Well Does Congress Represent Us?

Stephen Ansolabehere, Frank G. Thomson Professor of Government at Harvard University, delivers a talk measuring the preferences of the American public on various issues as based on the data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study in regards to how the US Congress represents the majority will of the nation. 

People, Power, and Change: Democracy and Organizing in the US and Brazil

One of the central challenges facing democracies today is finding ways to build the power and voice of all people. This panel will feature discussions about the role of organizing in this moment.

People, Power, and Change: Democracy and Organizing in the US and Brazil

One of the central challenges facing democracies today is finding ways to build the power and voice of all people. This panel will feature discussions about the role of organizing in this moment.

The Larry Adams Scholarship in Public Policy

The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce the Larry Adams Scholarship in Public Policy, established in honor of former UCSB Professor Larry Adams by R. Marilyn Lee, ‘69.