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  •  Jeanette Rankin, first Woman elected to Congress, receiving the flag of the House of Representatives upon passage of women's suffrage.
  • How should we understand the Pakistan/India divide?
  • Alma Mater
  • The Calendar of Events shows what is coming up in Political Science.
  •  Jeanette Rankin, first Woman elected to Congress, receiving the flag of the House of Representatives upon passage of women's suffrage.
    Study Political Science

    Why did it take so long for women to have the right to vote in the USA?   Jeanette Rankin, first Woman elected to Congress, receiving the flag of the House of Representatives upon passage of women's suffrage. Why study political science?

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  • How should we understand the Pakistan/India divide?
    Study Political Science

    How should we understand the Pakistan/India divide? Why study political science?

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  • Alma Mater
    #MyPSStory

    See where Political Science has taken our graduates and hear their story

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  • The Calendar of Events shows what is coming up in Political Science.
    Calendar of Events

    See what's going on in the Department of Political Science this semester

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  • Terry Welch

    Alumni Spotlight: TERRY WELCH

    TERRY WELCH (’76) grew up in Springfield with a Republican father and a Democratic mother who enjoyed engaging the family in political debate.

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    2019 Berdahl Teaching Award

    Each year the members of the local chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha vote for the Clarence A. Berdahl Award for Excellence Undergraduate Teaching. Please join us in congratulating the 2019 recipient of the Berdahl Award, Dr. Benjamin Miller!
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  • For their latest book William Bernhard and Tracy Sulkin studied 20 years of data on the U.S. House of Representatives. They discovered five distinct legislative styles that describe the ways that members of Congress focus their time, effort and resources.

    Research Suggests Distinct Legislative Styles

    For their latest book William Bernhard and Tracy Sulkin studied 20 years of data on the U.S. House of Representatives. They discovered five distinct legislative styles that describe the ways that members of Congress focus their time, effort and resources. The U of I News Bureau spoke with Dr. Bernhard and Dr. Sulkin about their findings and their book, Legislative Styles.
    Read full story Research Suggests Distinct Legislative Styles
  • A big congratulations to senior Thomas Dowling who was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He is one of only 32 students nationwide selected for the honor and is the first Rhodes Scholar from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1998.  The Rhodes Scholarship allows for postgraduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Thomas, a recipient of the Truman Fellowship for his dedication to public service, plans to pursue a master's of public policy while at Oxford.  Please join us in

    PS Major Named Rhodes Scholar

    A big congratulations to senior Thomas Dowling who was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He is one of only 32 students nationwide selected for the honor and is the first Rhodes Scholar from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign since 1998.
    Read full story PS Major Named Rhodes Scholar

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  • Transitional Justice

    Colleen Murphy, professor of philosophy, political science, and law, was recently interviewed by 3:AM Magazine.
  • Wendy Tam Cho on the Supreme Court and Gerrymandering

    Professor Wendy Tam Cho spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about the Supreme Court's June 18 ruling regarding gerrymandering. Read the full interview here.
  • Accepting Alumni Award Nominations

    The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce an annual awards program to honor outstanding University of Illinois Political Science alumni.
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