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2018 Department Spring Banquet, with Dr. Melissa Michelson

The Department held its annual Spring Banquet on March 22, 2018, at the Sweetwater Branch Inn. Our distinguished guest speaker was Professor Melissa Michelson, Menlo College. The following awards were presented: Best undergraduate student paper award: Bianca Nachmani The Douglas Price Award: Enrijeta Shino Best graduate student paper award: Ryan Whittingham James Button Award: Bobby […]

2017 Department Spring Banquet

The Department held its annual Spring Banquet on March 21, 2017, at the Sweetwater Branch Inn. About 75 people attended, including faculty members, graduate students, staff members, spouses, and supporters. Our distinguished guest speaker was Professor Chris Achen, the Roger Straus Professor of Social Science at Princeton University. The following awards were presented: Best undergraduate […]

Professor Richard Conley’s Native American Reservation Spring Break Study Tour

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 […]

Workshops for Undergraduates Interested in Graduate Study in Political Science

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 […]

Australian Photographer Visits Professor Hozic’s Class “Art and War”

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 […]