MORGAN McCLAIN-McKINNEY (BA ’09; MA ‘11) was a political science major throughout her years at Illinois, but her interests shifted from pre-law to international affairs. While in college, she took classes in French, Arabic, and Chinese as well as International Relations and European Union Studie
Study Political ScienceWhy 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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Professor Avital Livny discusses her views on the Kurds' unique position in the Middle East, the recent Turkish attack, and what potential political threat they pose to the current president of Turkey. Read the full article here.
The Political Science Board of Visitors created a new fund in honor of former department head, Professor Pahre. He recently established the fund's purpose to advance professional development among instructors to better support undergraduate students.
Congratulations to our department's two Boren scholarship recipients, Enddy Almonord and Barghav Sivaguru! Read the full article here to learn more about their academic interests, career goals, and plans to study Arabic abroad.
More Department News
- Political Science professor Gisela Sin recently shared her views on the impeachment process, as well as how it compares to Latin American politics as a native of Argentina. Read the full article here.
- This past year, we had twelve students complete their undergraduate research thesis.
- Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho shares her thoughts on the recent Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering. Read the full article here.
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