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

November 12, 2014

Political Science Department Ranked Tenth in Nation

The article can be found here. Michael Desch, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, describes Notre Dame as...

October 22, 2014

Political Science Alum Adam Newman Interns at White House

If you want to land a job in the political realm, it is very useful to have an internship first,...

October 21, 2014

Video: Arts and Letters Alumnus Bob Conway, Senior Director, Goldman Sachs

“The breadth of studies that I had at Notre Dame, whether it was in philosophy, or theology, or economics, or...

August 29, 2014

Award-winning Book Offers New Theory on Democratization in Latin America

A new book coauthored by Scott Mainwaring, Eugene and Helen Conley Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre...

August 28, 2014

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey to deliver Jack Kelly and Gail Weiss Lecture in National Security

Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak at the University of Notre Dame...

August 28, 2014

ND Expert: Don’t Panic Over ISIS

As the Islamic State extremist group, commonly referred to as ISIS, shocks the world with its brutality and takes control...

August 22, 2014

Political Scientists Win USAID Grants to Investigate Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance in Africa

When USAID announced winners of a new, nationwide competition for innovative projects in the field of democracy, human rights, and...

March 06, 2014

Political Science Graduate Students Awarded Fellowships

In recognition of their research, three graduate students from Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science have been awarded prestigious fellowships....

March 06, 2014

Political Science Hires Bring Diversity, Commitment to Excellence

Notre Dame’s Department of Political Science welcomed four new hires last fall and recognized the accomplishments of a faculty fellow...

February 22, 2014

Alumnus Adam Cowden Awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship

Adam Cowden, a 2012 graduate of Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters, has been selected as a Gates Cambridge...

January 24, 2014

Four ILS Faculty Fellows Publish First Books

Four faculty fellows from Notre Dame’s Institute for Latino Studies have recently published their first books. The Institute will host...

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...

December 18, 2013

Notre Dame Students Win Scholarships to Study Abroad

University of Notre Dame juniors Breanna Thomas and Brianna Leon have been named winners of the Benjamin A. Gilman International...

December 11, 2013

Mentoring Program Links Notre Dame Political Interns with Alumni

Breaking into the political world of Washington, D.C. brings its own set of challenges. “How do you talk to someone...

December 11, 2013

From the Golden Dome to the White House

It’s no secret that Notre Dame alumni go extraordinary places with their degrees. A select few have even made it...

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...

November 04, 2013

International Collaboration to Receive $5.8 Million for Democracy Research

An ambitious international research effort to illuminate why democracies around the world succeed or fail has been awarded approximately $5.8...

October 31, 2013

Arts and Letters Professor Vittorio Hösle Appointed to Pontifical Academy

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

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...

October 15, 2013

Two Arts and Letters Professors Win Fulbright Awards

Two professors in Notre Dame’s College of Arts and Letters—medievalist Tim Machan and political scientist Benjamin Radcliff—recently received grants from...