News

Welcome to our new colleagues!
Congratulations, Professor Andrew Lotz, who was selected as the best undergraduate professor in the survey conducted by the Pitt News.
Mauricio Zavaleta has been awarded a Gutierrez Fellowship for the 2023-24 academic year.
Congratulations to Valentina Gonzalez-Rostani and Jeffrey Nonnemacher who have been awarded Mellon Predoctoral Fellowships for the 2023-24 academic year.
Graduate Student Mauricio Zavaleta has published a book entitled, "Coalitions of Independents. The Unwritten Rules of Electoral Politics in Peru"
Peter J. Germain Recognized with 2022 Dietrich School Distinguished Professional Achievement Award
William S. Dietrich II Professor of Political Science, Mike Colaresi, has been appointed as the new Associate Vice Provost for Data Science.
Announcing the Polity Prize Award Winners: Michael K. MacKenzie and Alfred Moore, “Democratic Non-Participation”
Political Science Undergraduates, Braydan Issermoyer and Sydney Wilhelmy, receive the inaugural Voyager scholarships through the Obama Foundation
Professor Iza Ding new book "The Performative State: Public Scrutiny and Environmental Governance in China" is now out.
SCAS Talks Podcast Series Presents: Professor Michael Goodhart “The complexity and contradictions of human rights”
The Department of Political Science Presents a New Speaker Series: Global and Transnational Challenges
Congratulations, Professor Angie Ocampo for winning APSA’s Best Dissertation in Political Psychology Award for her dissertation “Becoming American: The Social and Political Incorporations of Latinos.”
Dr. Raymond Owen- Long Time Faculty Member Passed Away January 21, 2022
Recent PhD Graduate, Kelly Morrison, Wins Dina Zinnes Award for the Best paper by a Graduate Student in ISA's "Scientific Study of Political Processes".