2020-05-29
- Check out this article, featuring a short video with Professor Scott Althaus as he shares helpful strategies to having productive conversations with others who may have differing political views!
2020-03-09 - Congratulations to all of the faculty and teaching assistants on the Fall 2019 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. A special congratulations to the 19 instructors from the Department of Political Science who are on the list! Seongjoon Ahn - PS 270 (TA) Scott Althaus - PS 519* Xinyuan Dai - PS 380, PS 580 Samantha Frost - PS 170, PS 375* Luzmarina Garcia - PS 100 (TA) Nicholas...
2020-01-09 - Professor Nicholas Grossman discussed the implications of the recent drone strike, which killed an Iranian general, on current international relations and global security with News Bureau social sciences editor Craig Chamberlain. Read the full article here.
2019-11-07 - 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.
2019-10-17 - 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.- 2019-10-15 - Congratulations to all of the faculty and teaching assistants on the Spring 2019 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent. A special congratulations to the 16 instructors from the Department of Political Science who are on the list! Rebeca Agosto Rosa - PS 100 (TA) Scott Althaus - PS 411 Damarys Canache - PS 355 Xinyuan Dai - PS 399, PS 584 Kyle Estes - PS 101 Nicholas Grossman -...
2019-10-01 - 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. Read the full article ...- 2019-07-23 - This past year, we had twelve students complete their undergraduate research thesis. Recently, we spoke to our Best Thesis Winner, as well as the honorable mentions for Best Thesis, to see how the Political Science Honors Program developed their interests and skills related to research. We have included the theses of those who permitted us to share their work. ...
2019-07-01 - Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho shares her thoughts on the recent Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering. Read the full article here.
2019-06-25 - A big congratulations is in order, as Hyperion Research selected Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho and her collaborator Yan Liu for the High Performance Computing Innovation Excellence Award, announced at the ISC 2019 conference! Read the full article here.
2019-06-21 - 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.
2019-06-18 - Congrats to recent Political Science graduate, Eriele Tellis, who was one of 13 students and alumni from Illinois to receive the Fulbright grant this year. Read more here to learn how Eriele plans to put this grant to use...
2019-05-30 - Professor Alicia Uribe-McGuire shares her insight on how public opinion impacts the Supreme Court's power and decision-making process. Read the full article here.
2019-05-10 - Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho recently served as an expert witness in an Ohio gerrymandering case, using supercomputer simulations to draw millions of possible electoral maps. Read the full article here.
2019-04-01 - Political Science Professor Kourtikakis spoke with the Illinois News Bureau about "Brexit", it's potential impact on both Great Britain and the European Union, and the challenges that arise when attempting to leave the European Union. Read the full interview here.