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PoliSci Undergrad Sonal Churiwal Pens "He came to St. Louis at age 12. Now he faces deportation to a country he barely remembers" for St. Louis Magazine

5.6.26 | St. Louis Magazine

The article marks Churiwal's final piece from her Spring 2026 Editorial internship with St. Louis Magazine.

Michael Strawbridge named 2026 Andrew Carnegie fellow

5.6.26 | The Ampersand

Taylor Carlson Receives the 2026 AAPOR Book Award

5.5.26

The award, given by the American Association for Public Opinion Research, seeks to recognize influential books that have stimulated theoretical and scientific research in public opinion and/or influenced our understanding or application of survey research methodology.

Michael Strawbridge Named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

5.5.26

The prestigious award provides Strawbridge a $200,000 research stipend for his project, "In the Thick of It: The Relationship Among Black People, Black Spaces, and Black Political Unity".

Stephanie Shady Receives ArtSci Council Award for Excellence in Teaching

5.4.26

The Excellence in Teaching Award, formerly known as the Distinguished Teaching Award, was established to honor and publicly recognize an outstanding faculty member in Arts & Sciences for exceptional teaching. The award is determined by student nominations.

Department Chair Betsy Sinclair's Research and Work into AI Chatbots Featured in The Ampersand

4.30.26 | The Ampersand

“We want to acknowledge that AI is out there in the world, but we also want our students to think about who they are,” Sinclair said.

PhD Student Alex Avery Receives Dean Award for Teaching Excellence

4.30.26

The Dean’s Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize stellar instructional efforts by graduate students and help cultivate the next generation of leaders in the classroom. Each recipient will receive a monetary prize, a certificate, and recognition in their graduation program.

Class Acts: Cela Lopez

4.28.26 | The Source

Cela, a senior in political science, explores the psychology of partisanship.

Celebrating faculty retirements

4.27.26

Join us in recognizing the achievements and memories of faculty members who are closing out their careers in Arts & Sciences.

Timm Betz Publishes New Article in the British Journal of Political Science

4.24.26

The article describes a thus far unexplored consequence of globalization pressures: the place-based nature of globalization pressures reinforces local identity and moves voters towards candidates with local ties, especially when they hit key industries in local economic clusters.

Diana Z. O'Brien Publishes New Article in American Political Science Review

4.24.26

The article utilizes research from 12 democracies to examine gender-quotas in world legislatures.

Post-Doc Hwayong Shin Publishes New Article in Journal Political Communication

4.22.26

The article focuses on a key question that has become more common in modern media criticism: When journalists perceive more misinformation from one side of the political spectrum, do they face a normative dilemma between truth and balance?