News // Department of Political Science // University of Notre Dame

June 02, 2023

Twenty Notre Dame students named 2023-24 Fulbright US Student Program finalists

Twenty University of Notre Dame students — three graduate students and 17 undergraduates — have been selected as Fulbright U.S....

June 01, 2023

Class of 2023 Student Spotlight: Chris Stokes

Chris Stokes is a senior from Wilmington, MA who graduated with a degree in political science and a minor in...

June 01, 2023

NDISC Alumna Spotlight: Madeline O’Mara ‘18

The daughter of a fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force, Madeline O’Mara, says her family moved all around the...

May 25, 2023

Hesburgh Libraries announce 2023 Library Research Award winners

The 2023 University of Notre Dame Library Research Award competition, sponsored by the Hesburgh Libraries, resulted in 11 awards given...

May 25, 2023

‘I knew at that moment my life was about to change’: 2023 graduates reflect on how a liberal arts education shaped their minds — and their futures

In this video, which debuted at the Arts & Letters Diploma Ceremony, seven members of the Class of 2023 look back...

May 25, 2023

Liu Institute awards Justice and Asia grants to nine projects

The Liu Institute for Asia and Asian Studies recently approved nine Justice and Asia grants to faculty and students to...

May 24, 2023

The Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society Announces its 2023-2025 Lucy Graduate Scholars

The Lucy Family Institute for Data & Society is delighted to announce the second cohort Lucy Graduate Scholars. These ten...

May 23, 2023

CCCG Congratulates Graduating Tocqueville Fellows

The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) congratulates 14 Menard Family Tocqueville Fellows on their graduation from the University of...

May 23, 2023

Coming full circle: Blake Ziegler finds politics, God and a good life at Notre Dame

“The mind will not be cultivated at the expense of the heart,” said Blessed Basil Moreau, founder of the Congregation...

May 23, 2023

Awards honor Notre Dame faculty excellence

On Tuesday (May 23), John T. McGreevy, the Charles and Jill Fischer Provost at the University of Notre Dame, announced...

May 22, 2023

NC’s new photo ID requirement could cause confusion in the 2024 election | Opinion

The latest study, led by Notre Dame political scientist Jeffrey Harden, and published Feb. 6 in PNAS, a journal of the...

May 18, 2023

Two Notre Dame students named 2023 Yarrow Award in Peace Studies recipients

University of Notre Dame seniors Thanh Nguyen and Farah Khashman will be honored as the winners of this year’s Yarrow Award...

May 17, 2023

Celebrating the A&L Class of 2023: Three stories of student preparation and purpose

Abigail Jorgensen will be an assistant professor of sociology and health care ethics at Saint Louis University, Austin Wyman will...

May 15, 2023

What is the Marshall Plan and What Did It Accomplish?

As President, Harry Truman appointed George C. Marshall as Secretary of State. Marshall prioritized rebuilding Europe in part because of...

May 15, 2023

Graduating seniors present research theses in Latino Studies

Nathalie Garcia '23 was one of two seniors to do a Latino Studies research thesis this year (Credit: Maribel Rodriguez)...

May 10, 2023

Class of 2023 Student Spotlight: Luke Schafer

Luke Schafer is a graduating senior from Williamston, Michigan who studied economics and Constitutional Studies at Notre Dame. He will...

May 10, 2023

Second Annual Publius Writing Prize Winners Announced

Last year, the Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government announced the establishment of a new annual award, the Publius Prize...

May 09, 2023

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study Announces its 2023-2024 Class of Distinguished Graduate Fellows

The Notre Dame Institute for Advanced Study (NDIAS) has selected five Notre Dame Ph.D. Students for its Distinguished Graduate Fellowship...

May 05, 2023

Modern Age Panel: Regime Change and the Future of Liberalism

Professor Patrick Deneen of the Department of Political Science at Notre Dame will be in Washington D.C. on May 17 to to...

May 03, 2023

Faculty Profile: Christina Bambrick

Christina Bambrick is the Filip Family Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame specializing in constitutional...