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How to get Accepted to the Capital Fellows Program

Interested in a career in government?  Consider applying to the Capital Fellows Program to get a head start.

How to get Accepted to the Capital Fellows Program

Interested in a career in government?  Consider applying to the Capital Fellows Program to get a head start.

Julian Gotlieb Wins WPSA Best Dissertation Award

Recent graduate Julian Gottlieb (PhD, 2015) received the 2016 Best Dissertation Award given by the Western Political Science Association for "The Protest News Framing Cycle: How News Attention and Framing Change Over the Course of a Protest."

Mesa of Sorrows: Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy at Awat'ovi Pueblo

James Brooks
Professor of History and Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara

Values at the Water's Edge: Social Welfare Values and Foreign Aid

Lauren Prather
Assistant Professor of Political Science, School of Global Policy and Strategy,
UC San Diego

Undergraduate Scholarships Available

Three undergraduate scholarships are available for continuing UCSB Political Science students:

• The Kevin Patrick Moran Scholarship (public service in the area of conflict resolution)
• The Louis Lancaster Scholarship for International Studies
• The Adams Scholarship (public service in a local area internship)

Graduate Students Awarded Central Fellowships

Six of our continuing graduate students have been awarded central fellowshpis for the 2016-2017 academic year.

Professor Kaplan's Recent Visit to Kazakhstan

Professor Cynthia Kaplan recently returned from a visit to Kazakstan where she met with scholars and students.