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Letter from the Director of the Environmental Policy Major
Letter from the Director of Department Climate, Faculty and Student Success
Letter from the Director of Undergraduate Studies - Spring 2025
Diana Z. O'Brien Publishes New Article in Annual Review of Political Science
The article examines how gender shapes who leads, how they lead, and how they are perceived.
Lucia Motolinia Receives Early Career Award from Midwest Political Science Association Women’s Caucus
The award recognizes a female (pre-tenure) faculty member based upon her research accomplishments and contribution to the discipline.
Michael Olson Receives Emerging Scholar Award from American Political Science Association
The award is given to a top scholar in the field of state politics and policy who is within 10 years of earning a PhD.
WashU welcomes 33rd cohort of Mellon Mays fellows
The Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program supports original research projects in the humanities and social sciences.
Lucia Motolinia Publishes New Article in the British Journal of Political Science
The article, titled, "When Reelection Increases Party Unity: Evidence from Parties in Mexico", studies different factors in elections of Mexican state legislators from 2012-2018.
Honoring distinguished alumni
At the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Awards dinner, Dean Feng Sheng Hu recognized a few accomplished alumni who demonstrate the ideas of a liberal arts education through their lives, work, and service.
Setting his sights high
Isaac Seiler has navigated a mid-college transfer, Capitol Hill, prestigious scholarships — and his aspirations are far from over.