MEREDITH WIECK ('09) works as a Feature Film Executive in the production and development department at Lionsgate, an entertainment studio based in Los Angeles, California.
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?
Study Political ScienceHow should we understand the Pakistan/India divide? Why study political science?
#MyPSStorySee where Political Science has taken our graduates and hear their story
Calendar of EventsSee what's going on in the Department of Political Science this semester
Alumni Spotlight: Meredith Wieck
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.
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.
Congratulations to John Vasquez who has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Conflict Processes Section of the American Political Science Association. Congratulations to Dr. Vasquez on this well-deserved award!
More Department News
- Congratulations to all of the faculty and teaching assistants on the Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. A special congratulations to the 26 instructors from the Department of Political Science who are on the list!
- Samantha Frost is part of a multi-university team that just won a $138,000 Research Challenge Grant from the Humanities Without Walls consortium. Dr.
- Each year the College of LAS recognizes professors, teaching assistants and an advisor for excellence in educations and mentoring. We are excited to have two members of the Department of Political Science being recognized this year.
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Celebrating our Sesquicentennial 1867-2017
