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The early days of public service

Several U of I students serving as interns in Washington, D.C., last spring met with government officials such as former Anthony Fauci, former chief medical advisor to the president (center). At far left is (from left) Adriana Matsumoto, Josh Ellison, and Emma Murphy. Abigail Estrada is third from...

Spring 2024 Teachers Ranked as Excellent

Congratulations to all the faculty and teaching assistants on the Spring 2024 List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent.  A special congratulations to the 17 instructors from the Department of Political Science who are on the list:  Seongjoon Ahn 230 TA Scott Althaus 519 Rob Carroll* 300 Don...

2024 Senior Thesis Awardees

We would like to congratulate Erin Haslett and Rayna Patel, winners of the 2024 Senior Thesis Award as part of the Political Science Honors Program. We asked Erin and Rayna to share a bit about their research experiences and future plans! Erin Haslett...

Faculty members receive named scholar and professorship positions

The College of LAS has honored 17 professors with named scholar and professorship positions in recognition of their contributions to research and education at the University of Illinois. The named positions include the Brad and Karen Smith Scholars, the Lincoln Excellence for Assistant Professors...

Student Spotlight: Jessica Vargas

HRI David F. Prindable intern Hafsa Faruqi spoke with Jessica Vargas, a senior majoring in political science at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Vargas was part of the university delegation attending ...

Chika Umeadi: Collaboration at ‘the edge of what is imaginable’

Chika Umeadi (BA, ’10, political science) is a project manager at Google where he helps drive key strategies with a variety of teams and stakeholders. In...
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Nisha Chittal: Alumna builds career at the intersection of politics and media

Nisha Chittal (BA, ’09, political science) graduated from Illinois at a time when social media was just finding its footing. She quickly realized social...
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