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

September 28, 2020

Notre Dame Law School Professor Barrett nominated to US Supreme Court

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, professor of law at the University of Notre Dame and a 1997 graduate of Notre Dame Law School, was...

September 24, 2020

Meet Luis Fraga, Learn About Undergraduate Opportunities at the Institute for Latino Studies

“The institute is consistent with the original mission of the school,” says Fraga. “[The University] was meant to serve a...

September 24, 2020

Thanking our Peer Reviewers

The editors of the Review of Politics would like to thank the following individuals for their expert assistance in evaluating...

September 23, 2020

Notre Dame speaker series to focus on civil conversations ahead of the presidential election

A new University of Notre Dame virtual event series will aim to promote understanding and civil dialogue ahead of the...

September 22, 2020

Notre Dame International Security Center embarks on a new wave of expansion

Over the last three years, the Notre Dame International Security Center has added faculty and postdoctoral fellows, expanded its undergraduate...

September 21, 2020

Hispanic Heritage Month Reminds Us 1000+ ND Students are Latinx

Hispanic Heritage Month starts today at the Notre Dame and all over the nation. Over 14% of incoming undergraduates self-identify...

September 21, 2020

Statement by Rev. John I. Jenkins, C.S.C., President, University of Notre Dame

“As we mourn the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, I recall fondly her standing-room-only appearance in the...

September 17, 2020

Trump must contend with a mobilized religious left, new research finds

With the 2020 presidential election on the near horizon, Kraig Beyerlein discusses what he and his co-researcher learned about the...

September 09, 2020

Program Helps Underrepresented Students

When Yamil Colón arrived at the University of Notre Dame from Puerto Rico, he had yet to spend much time...

September 02, 2020

Kroc Institute welcomes 2020-21 Visiting Research Fellows

The Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies is pleased to announce that four scholars began their terms as visiting research...

August 28, 2020

Provost Miranda, EVP Cullinan message on resumption of in-person instruction

Dear Faculty, Staff, and Students, By now you have probably seen or heard about Fr. John’s announcement that we will...

August 27, 2020

Research Theme for AY 2020-2021: Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Beginning with this academic year, the Institute for Scholarship in the Liberal Arts will conduct yearly grant competitions that focus...

August 27, 2020

Donald Trump used the art of the deal buster with the Iran debacle

George Lopez, Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C., Professor Emeritus of Peace Studies, and David Cortright, Director of the Global Policy Initiative; Special...

August 26, 2020

Student Q&A: What Oneile Gorata Baitlotli Loves About Peace Studies

Oneile Gorata Baitlotli '21 is a political science major from Botswana. She came to Notre Dame intending to major in...

August 26, 2020

Santiago alumni series: How an experience abroad led to unexpected opportunities for Erin Aucar

Erin Aucar '16 currently works for Notre Dame's Meruelo Family Center for Career Development in Washington, DC. She writes about...

August 24, 2020

Kellogg to Host Virtual Panel on Democracy and COVID-19

Can people vote safely in the midst of a pandemic? Can populist leaders legally expand their authority through the use...

August 14, 2020

The Review of Politics is pleased to introduce Sam Piccolo as one of our 2020-21 editorial interns.

Sam is a third-year Political Science Ph.D. student at Notre Dame. Samuel is a political theorist with secondary study in...

August 14, 2020

The Review of Politics is pleased to introduce Abby Staysa as one of our 2020-21 editorial interns.

Abby is a 2022 Ph.D. Candidate in Political Theory and Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her research...

August 10, 2020

New initiative will tackle racism’s core concepts

Prompted by recent killings and the social upheaval arising in their aftermath, our nation has awakened to the brutality of...

August 04, 2020

ND Votes announces 2020 General Election Voter Guide!

ND VOTES RELEASES GENERAL ELECTION VOTER GUIDE Notre Dame, Indiana: ND Votes, a student-lead nonpartisan voter education and mobilization campaign...