• Proffesor Wendy Tam Cho
    Wendy Tam Cho on the Supreme Court and Gerrymandering
    2018-06-21 - 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.
  • Alma Mater in a cap and gown.
    Accepting Alumni Award Nominations
    2018-06-14 - The Department of Political Science is pleased to announce an annual awards program to honor outstanding University of Illinois Political Science alumni. Applications are now available for awards in the categories of Alumni Achievement, Outstanding Young Alumni, and Distinguished Service. The application process is simple and open to all. We encourage you to nominate someone you think would be...
  • Dr. Nicholas Grossman
    Drones and Terrorism
    2018-05-21 - Professor Nicholas Grossman's new book, Drones and Terrorism: Assymetric Warfare and the Threat to Global Security" discusses how drones are changing the nature of warfare and terrorism. Dr. Grossman spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about his research. Read the full story.
  • 2018 Clarence A. Berdahl Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching winner Dr. Alicia Uribe-McGuire.
    2018 Berdahl Teaching Award
    2018-04-24 - 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 2018 recipient of the Berdahl Award, Dr. Alicia Uribe-McGuire!  
  • Fall 2017 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent
    2018-03-15 -   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! Scott Althaus – PS 312 Kristin Bail – PS 240 (TA) Jaeseok Cho – PS 280 (TA) Jillian Evans – PS 101 (TA) Luzmarina Garcia – PS 101 (TA) Nicholas Grossman – PS...
  • 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
    2018-03-06 - 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....
  • Multi-University Team Wins Research Challenge Grant
    2018-02-23 - 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. Frost is a Project Coordinator for the project “Arendt on Earth: From the Archimedean Point to the Anthropocene,” which will entail a series of workshops fostering a deep engagement with...
  • College of LAS Teaching Awards
    2018-02-09 - 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.                            ...
  • Congratulations to Political Science major, Naomi Kainuma. Naomi received the Illinois International Undergraduate Achievement Award.
    PS Major Wins International Achievement Award
    2018-02-01 - Congratulations to Political Science major, Naomi Kainuma. Naomi received the Illinois International Undergraduate Achievement Award. Naomi will complete her degree in Spring 2018 and will be working with the Peace Corps in Indonesia following graduation. Click here for Naomi's full biography and to learn more about the award.
  • 2018-2019 Center for Advanced Study Appointments
    2018-01-26 - Congratulations to Avital Livny and Gisela Sin on their appointments to the Center for Advanced Study! Dr. Livny was named a Fellow for 2018-2019. She will be pursuing her project titled, “Persistent Effects of Diversity for Politics and Economics: The Case of Ottoman Turkey.” Dr. Sin was named an Associate and will be working on her project titled, “The Disempowered Executive: Reconsidering...
  • 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
    2017-11-20 - 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...
  • Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Sulkin who was named a Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar. The appointment recognizes Dr. Sulkin for her research achievements and her leadership role on campus.
    Tracy Sulkin Named Professorial Scholar
    2017-11-16 - Congratulations to Dr. Tracy Sulkin who was named a Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar. The appointment recognizes Dr. Sulkin for her research achievements and her leadership role on campus. Read more about the Richard and Margaret Romano Professorial Scholar program.
  • Congratulations to Jake Bowers who has been selected by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for a Faculty Award. Dr. Bowers was selected for his project "Latin American Political Methodology."
    Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies Faculty Award
    2017-10-30 - Congratulations to Jake Bowers who has been selected by the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for a Faculty Award. Dr. Bowers was selected for his project "Latin American Political Methodology."
  • Political Science PhD alumnus Dr. Sumit Ganguly (’84) has been elected as a 2017 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
    Alumnus Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
    2017-10-02 -   Political Science PhD alumnus Dr. Sumit Ganguly (’84) has been elected as a 2017 Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ganguly is currently a Professor of Political Science at Indiana University Bloomington, where he also holds the Rabindranath...
  • Political science professor Wendy Tam Cho is fascinated by the redistricting process. So much so that she and her research colleague Yan Liu developed an algorithm using the Blue Waters supercomputer, that generates billions of maps reflecting the Supreme Court criteria as well as partisanship. Professor Cho spoke with Craig Chamberlain at the News Bureau about gerrymandering and the upcoming Supreme Court case.
    How Should the Supreme Court Rule on Gerrymandering?
    2017-09-29 - Political science professor Wendy Tam Cho is fascinated by the redistricting process. So much so that she and her research colleague Yan Liu developed an algorithm using the Blue Waters supercomputer, that generates billions of maps reflecting the Supreme Court criteria as well as partisanship. Professor Cho spoke with Craig...