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

October 28, 2015

Three Questions with Political Scientist Rev. Robert Dowd

Rev. Robert Dowd, C.S.C., assistant professor of political science, is a fellow of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and...

February 24, 2015

Notre Dame among top producers of Fulbright students

Ten University of Notre Dame students have been awarded Fulbright grants in the 2014-15 program, placing the University among the...

January 08, 2014

Daniel Philpott Appointed to Direct Notre Dame Center for Civil and Human Rights

Daniel Philpott, professor of political science and peace studies, has been appointed director of the University of Notre Dame’s Center...

November 08, 2013

Timothy Roemer, Former Ambassador to India, to Give Liu Institute Lecture

Timothy J. Roemer, former U.S. ambassador to India, will give a lecture titled “Twitter, Buffett, and Darwin: India and the...

October 29, 2013

Rev. Tim Scully, Founder of Notre Dame’s ACE Program, to Receive Manhattan Institute’s William E. Simon Prize

Rev. Timothy R. Scully, C.S.C., Hackett Family Director of the Institute for Educational Initiatives and professor of political science at...

September 17, 2013

Notre Dame Philosopher Vittorio Hösle Appointed to Vatican Academy by Pope Francis

Vittorio G. Hösle, Paul Kimball Professor of Arts and Letters at the University of Notre Dame, has been appointed to...

May 02, 2013

Faculty awards honor exemplary work in undergraduate teaching and advising

Eighteen University of Notre Dame faculty members have received Rev. Edmund P. Joyce, C.S.C., Awards for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching...

October 08, 2012

In Memoriam: Edward A. Goerner, Professor Emeritus of Political Science

Edward A. Goerner, professor emeritus of political science at the University of Notre Dame, died October 2 at Memorial Hospital...

July 03, 2012

Notre Dame Announces an Innovative Partnership With Indiana Department of Education

The University of Notre Dame has entered into a historic partnership with the Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) that aims...

December 01, 2011

Notre Dame Political Scientist Guillermo O’Donnell Dies

Guillermo O’Donnell, professor emeritus of political science and senior fellow of the University of Notre Dame’s Kellogg Institute for International...

November 15, 2010

Shattering Ceilings and Crossing Divides

The tensions inherent in being at once Catholic and American have been palpable and familiar features in the life of...

November 10, 2010

Germany Honors Political Scientist Donald Kommers

Donald P. Kommers, Joseph and Elizabeth Robbie Professor of Political Science emeritus and professor of law emeritus at the University...