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Hiring TAs for Next Academic Year F24, W25, S25

The Department of Political Science is looking for Teaching Assistants for various undergraduate Political Science Courses for the next academic year.

You must be enrolled as a graduate student in a minimum of 8 units and in residence to qualify for this position. 

POLS 2023 Department Admissions Outreach Meeting

Event Start: November 30, 2023 07:00 PM

Event End: November 30, 2023 08:00 PM

Please join us as we welcome all interested applicants for the combined MA/PhD program offered by UCSB POLS! Our program for this event is pasted below. We hope to see you there!
 

Virtual Graduate Admission Informational Workshops

Event Start: September 26, 2023 05:00 PM

Event End: September 26, 2023 05:00 PM

Virtual Graduate Admission Informational Workshops

Event Start: October 10, 2023 05:00 PM

Event End: October 10, 2023 05:00 PM

Virtual Graduate Admission Informational Workshops

Event Start: November 01, 2023 05:00 PM

Event End: November 01, 2023 05:00 PM

Virtual Graduate Admission Informational Workshops

Event Start: November 29, 2023 06:00 PM

Event End: November 29, 2023 06:00 PM

Professor Pei-Te Lien Speaks on SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling

UCSB's The Current reached out to a few of UCSB's scholars to seek their insight on the recent SCOTUS ruling banning affirmative action. One of those scholars was our very own Pei-Te Lien. Read the article here.

Nobel Peace Laureate and Journalist Maria Ressa Visits UCSB Political Science

On May 18, 2023 Nobel Peace Laureate (2021) and journalist, Maria Ressa, attended Professor Freeman’s class on Media and Politics in Comparative Perspective (PS173) to talk about her book, “How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future" and what it is like to be a journalist fighting for truth in the Philippines. Maria Ressa is also the co-founder and CEO of Rappler.com, an online news service in the Philippines that became well known for its hard-hitting reporting on former President Rodrigo Duterte's blood-soaked ‘war on drugs’ in which more than 20,000 people were killed.