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

September 11, 2023

Fall 2023 Menard Tocqueville Fellows Announced

The Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government is proud to announce the selection of the Fall 2023 Menard Family Tocqueville...

September 08, 2023

US Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan to visit Notre Dame

U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice Elena Kagan will visit the University of Notre Dame on Sept. 22 (Friday).

September 08, 2023

Africana Studies Professor and IRR Fellow Bernard Forjwuor's new book published in Oxford University Press

Join the Initiative on Race and Resilience in congratulating Assistant Professor of Africana Studies Bernard Forjwuor on the publication of...

September 08, 2023

Notre Dame announces leadership for new strategic initiatives on democracy, ethics, and poverty

Following the recent launch of the University of Notre Dame’s Strategic Framework, Provost John T. McGreevy this week announced the...

September 07, 2023

CCCG supports Course Lecture Series on AI Ethics

Dr. Eileen Hunt, professor of political science and a fellow with the Nanovic Institute for European Studies, is teaching a...

September 05, 2023

Kroc Institute welcomes five new Ph.D. students, names fellowship recipients

Five new students representing four disciplines have arrived to the Kroc Institute as part of its interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in...

September 05, 2023

Kroc Institute welcomes eight visiting research fellows, scholars for the 2023-24 academic year

Research fellows and scholars from around the world are arriving at the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies to begin...

August 31, 2023

Alumni Association and YoungND Board announce 2023 Domer Dozen honorees

The Notre Dame Alumni Association announced its 2023 Domer Dozen cohort, honoring 12 graduates ages 32 and younger for excellence...

August 24, 2023

Trump Voters Can See Right Through DeSantis

Dianne Pinderhughes, a political scientist at Notre Dame, wrote by email that an image of DeSantis at a campaign event...

August 23, 2023

A Querétaro Summer — by Jimena Lucia Ramazzini ‘26

As part of the Cross Cultural Leadership Program through the Institute for Latino Studies, four Notre Dame undergraduates interned at...

August 22, 2023

Federal Judge Amul Thapar Joins CCCG as 2023-24 Distinguished Teaching Scholar

Federal appellate Judge Amul Thapar will be joining the CCCG as the 2023-24 Distinguished Teaching Scholar and will co-teach a...

August 17, 2023

The Review of Politics is pleased to introduce Shasta Kaul as our 2023/24 Editorial Intern

Shasta studies political theory and international relations at Notre Dame. She is interested in using the political thought of...

August 14, 2023

Class of 2023 Student Spotlight: Blake Ziegler

Blake Ziegler is a senior from New Orleans, Louisiana who graduated with majors in political science and philosophy. Ziegler, who had...

August 10, 2023

Rachel Porter Receives APSA Award

Congratulations to Assisatnt Professor Rachel Porter, who received the E.E. Schattschneider Award for best dissertation in American government. Porter completed...

August 07, 2023

Class of 2023 Student Spotlight: Corrinne Carlson

Corrinne Carlson, originally from Southern California, graduated in May with a major in the Program of Liberal Studies and minors in...

August 04, 2023

Isabel Güiza-Gómez Awarded GWIS National Fellowship

Kellogg Institute Doctoral Student Affiliate and Kroc Institute Ph.D. student Isabel Güiza-Gómez has been awarded one of nine National Fellowship...

July 31, 2023

CCCG Students Selected for Prestigious Röpke-Wojtyła Fellowship at Catholic University

Abraham Figueroa ‘24 and Merlot Fogarty ‘24, Tocqueville Fellows and Constitutional Studies minors, were recently accepted into the selective Röpke-Wojtyła...

July 27, 2023

The new issue of ROP is free access until the end of APSA.

The new issue of ROP is free access until the end of #APSA2023 (early September). https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/review-of-politics/issue/EC06463CE98F05718AB5F6384C384E82 Originally published by Kelli...

July 26, 2023

Congratulations Professor Dianne Pinderhughes on Receiving the Honorary Degree Award!

We are so proud of Professor Dianne Pinderhughes who was awarded an honorary degree Award from Albertus Magnus College, in...

July 24, 2023

Class of 2023 Student Spotlight: Blake Perry

Blake Perry graduated this May from Notre Dame with a major in finance and a minor in Constitutional Studies. Perry...