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Celebrating 75 Years of Excellence in Political Science

In April, the department hosted a special celebration to mark our 75th anniversary at UConn.

 

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The UConn Department of Political Science studies how the political process shapes the choices we face as a community.

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News

  • Student Successes: Late Spring 2023
    Hadia Ahmad (POLS ’23 – Honors) presented her research at the annual Frontiers Exhibition in Stamford. Her paper was titled “Fight or Flight: Examining the Struggles on Nonwhites in Academia”.  Gianella Anyosa’s (POLS ‘23 and BOLD Scholar) documentary, Migrar o Morir, was screened in the Puerto Rican Latin American Cultural Center Community Room this past March.  […]
    Posted on May 1, 2023
  • Faculty Achievements: Late Spring 2023
    Elva Orozco Mendoza’s review article, “Maternal Activism in Comparative Perspective: Past, Present, and Future” was published in Sociology Compass and her book chapter, “Dissident Memories: Feminicide, Memorialisation, and the Fight Against State Cruelty,” is forthcoming in a book that will be published by Routledge this year.  Shareen Hertel has been selected to be the inaugural […]
    Posted on May 1, 2023
  • Student Successes: Early Spring 2023
    Yejie Kim and Jessica Cross along with IIREP MA student Gregory Franklin, Jr. had papers accepted to the NEPSA 2023 conference in April Bianka Adamatti was awarded the 2023 Master’s Thesis Award from the Conference of Southern Graduate Schools (CSGS). The award is given each year in four different disciplinary categories on a rotating basis. […]
    Posted on February 22, 2023

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