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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 […]

Professor Zach Selden’s RSP “Cold War 2.0? Managing a relationship with revisionist Russia”

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 […]

RIP John Spanier

With sadness, we note the passing away of John Spanier. Spanier was an active member of the Department for almost 40 years, 1957-1996. Many of us have had the privilege of being taught by him, mentored by him as graduate students, or working closely with him as colleagues. As the obituary notes, Spanier’s life, and […]

Richard Scher and Ken Wald Retire

Two pillars of the Department, Professors Kenneth Wald and Richard Scher, are retiring this month. Ken and Richard have been members of the department for 33 and 44 years respectively, and they have touched the lives of thousands of students. Pasted below are the remarks made in their honor at the Department’s recent spring banquet. […]