News

Two Recent Placements

Two of the department’s PhD candidates have recently accepted tenure-track positions.

Brooke Mascagni will be an Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at Texas A&M University, Kingsville. She will be teaching American Politics, Women & Politics, and Research Methods.

Kathleen Cole will be joining the faculty at Metropolitan State University in Minnesota. Her primary field is Political Theory.

Identity Speaker Series "Empirical Intersectionality: A Tale of Two Aproaches"

Event Start: April 25, 2013 11:00 PM

Event End: April 25, 2013 11:00 PM

Event Location: Lane Room

Speaker:
Ange-Marie Hancock, Associate Professor of Political Science and Gender Studies at the University of Southern California

Poster for Professor Hancock Talk

As a part of the Research Focus Group on Identity's Speaker Series, Professor Ange-Marie Hancock will present on her forthcoming publication in the University of California, Irvine Law Review.

What is Your Race? -- And Why the Government Should Ask

Event Start: November 14, 2013 12:00 AM

Event End: November 14, 2013 12:00 AM

Event Location: Alumni Hall

Speaker:
Kenneth Prewitt, Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs and Director, The Scholarly Knowledge Project, Columbia University

2014 Honors Colloquium and Awards Reception

The Department of Political Science Presents the 2014 Honors Colloquium and Awards Reception.

Ph.D. Alum Jeffrey Chwieroth Identified as "Star Professor"

Foreign Policy Magazine's issue for January 3, 2012 included its annual list of best graduate programs in various categories. Among the Best International Relations Masters Programs (subtitled: "The top 10 programs for those looking to run the world"), the editors chose as no. 9: The London School of Economics and Political Science.

Spring 2014 Political Science Newsletter

We are pleased to share the Spring 2014 edition of the Political Science Newsletter.

To view the current edition, please click here.

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Topics in this issue include:

"The Identity of the Leader in Contemporary Turkmenistan: Between Tradition and Personal Characteristics"

Event Start: January 18, 2013 12:00 AM

Event End: January 18, 2013 12:00 AM

Event Location: Ellison Hall

Speaker:
Professor Slavomir Horak

2013 Honors Colloquium and Awards Reception

Event Start: June 14, 2013 03:30 PM

Event End: June 14, 2013 03:30 PM

Event Location: Buchanan 1930