Department of Political Science

Professor Richard Conley (second from right) led eight students last week on a spring break study tour of Native American reservations and sites in Wyoming, South Dakota, and Montana. Louis (R), a member of the Northern Arapaho tribe, spoke to the students about Arapaho history, language and culture on the Wind River reservation, which is […]

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Hearty congratulations to Professor Leslie Anderson on winning a research fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities! Prof. Anderson’s research project is titled “Democratic Enclaves in Times of Trouble: The Politics of Resistance in Nicaragua.”

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The Department held its annual holiday potluck luncheon on Monday, December 12th. The food was yummy and everyone was in a festive mood. A huge thank you to Sue Lawless-Yanchisin for organizing the event. Happy holidays to all!

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Department faculty and graduate students participated today in a half-day retreat at the Harn Museum of Art. The event included a tour of the galleries as well as a discussion of the museum as a teaching resource and faculty involvement in exhibitions. Many thanks to Eric Segal, the Harn’s Director of Education, for planning and […]

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About 40 political science majors attended Dr. Michael Cohen’s presentation today on “Unlocking DC: Pursuing Internships and Careers in the Nation’s Capital.”

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Graduate students from the department, led by Lina Benabdallah, are organizing a series of workshops for undergraduate students who are applying to graduate programs. About 15 undergraduates attended the first workshop on Wednesday, October 26th. The panelists discussed the differences between MA and PhD programs as well as various components of graduate school applications. Many […]

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On October 4, 2016, Stephen Dupont — an Australian photographer, documentary filmmaker and artist — spoke to Professor Aida Hozic’s undergraduate class on Art and War. The class revolves around the exhibit “Aftermath: The Fallout of War-America & the Middle East” at the Harn Museum of Art. The exhibit features several of Dupont’s photographs from […]

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Our “interpreting current events” series was off to a good start today with a presentation by Professor Zach Selden. Selden’s talk was titled “Cold War 2.0? Managing a relationship with a revisionist Russia.” About 25-30 faculty and students attended the talk and the discussion was quite lively. Many thanks to Prof. Selden for sharing his […]

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On Friday afternoon, September 9, the Department held its annual “welcome back” reception. Some 40-50 faculty members and graduate students attended the reception and a good time was had by all. A big thank you to Sue Lawless-Yanchisin for organizing the event!

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