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Events

Feb
20
GPS Speaker - Edmund Malesky, Duke (Posvar 4500)
February 20, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Feb
27
Challenges to Democracy Presents - Sofia Vera, University of Kansas (Posvar 4500)
February 27, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Mar
06
Challenges to Democracy Presents - John Chin, Carnegie Mellon University (Posvar 4500)
March 6, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Mar
13
Challenges to Democracy - Ozlem Tuncel, Georgia State University (Posvar 4500)
March 13, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Mar
20
CAPS Speaker - Connor Halloran Phillips, CMU (Posvar 4500)
March 20, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Mar
27
CAPS Speaker - Omer Ali, University of Pittsburgh, Economics (Posvar 4500)
March 27, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Apr
10
GPS Speaker - Niloufer Siddiqui "Sunny", Albany (Posvar 4500)
April 10, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Apr
17
CAPS Speaker - Julian Wamble, George Washington (Posvar 4500)
April 17, 2026 - 12:00pm to 1:30pm

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Department of Political Science

4600 Wesley W. Posvar Hall
Pittsburgh, PA 15260

412-648-7250
polisci@pitt.edu

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