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Professor Jennifer Hochschild from Harvard to speak on "The Shifting Politics of Multiracialism: Public Preferences vs. Institutional Consolidation" on Thursday, September 18th. Read more ...

Professor Dean Robinson received a 2008 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for his research entitled Infant Mortality, Black-White Disparities and State Social Policy.

Incoming Assistant Professsor Angelica Bernal awarded Diversity Grant from the General Education Council for her new course titled "Power"

Professor La Raja publishes Small Change: Money, Political Parties, and Campaign Finance Reform Read more ...

Barbara Cruikshank a keynote speaker in Boston conference entitled Aporia: On the Political Effects of Foucault's Genealogies Read more ...

Professor Nicholas Xenos publishes Cloaked in Virtue Read more ...

Professor Jeffrey L. Sedgwick named acting assistant attorney general Read more ...

Researchers contributed to Nobel-winning climate change report. Read more ...

Department establishes mentoring program for new faculty through an award from the Mellon Foundation Read more ...

Professor Jane Fountain addresses EU ministerial delegates on e-government Read more ...

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded a group of eight researchers, led by Professor Jane Fountain (political science and public policy), a $300,000 grant Read more ...

Professor Jillian Schwedler's Faith in Moderation receives Best Book Award from the Democratization Section of the APSA.

Professor Brenda Bushouse, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, was awarded the Ian Axford Fellowship in Public Policy to study early childhood policies in New Zealand. Read more ...

Professor Srirupa Roy's "A Symbol of Freedom" awarded prize for best article in history. Read more ...

Kemi George receives NSF grant for research on epistemic communities and environmental policy in the developing world. Read more ...

Professor Peter Haas joins Paris conference of the best known global environmentalists on February 2-3, 2007, hosted by French President Jacques Chirac, at the newly created United Nations Environment Organization (UNEO). Read more ...

Professor Ray La Raja awarded two grants to study clean elections. Read more ...

Professor Sheldon Goldman receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Political Science Association’s Law and Courts Section. Read more …

Of Note

The Department of Political Science welcomes nine new faculty starting this Fall
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New and visiting instructors. 
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