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Department of Political Science hosts WUSTEPS, a new summer pipeline program

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Department of Political Science hosts WUSTEPS, a new summer pipeline program.

Comparative Politics Annual Conference celebrates 10 years at WashU

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The small conference is having a big impact on the Department of Political Science. This annual event brings together students and nationally known scholars for a day of in-depth discussions and networking.

Dan Butler published in The Forum

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Dan Butler's article "Top-Four Primaries Help Moderate Candidates via Crossover Voting: The Case of the 2022 Alaska Election Reforms" has been published in The Forum

Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Diana Z. O'Brien

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Get to know Prof. Diana Z. O'Brien, Professor of Political Science and inaugural recipient of the newly established, endowed Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship.

Faculty Spotlight: Prof. Betsy Sinclair

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Get to know Betsy Sinclair, Professor of Political Science and incoming Chair of the department.

Class Acts: Joseph Silagi, Political Science Major

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Joseph Silagi, May 2023 graduate with a degree in political science and in mathematics and computer science from Arts & Sciences, shares his passion for data and running.

Research finds fathers’ leave reduces sexist attitudes

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New research from Margit Tavits is among the first to provide concrete evidence that paternity leave policies can lead to more gender-equal attitudes — especially among those directly impacted by the policy.

James L. Gibson to be published in AJPS for "Losing Legitimacy"

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James L. Gibson’s article “Losing Legitimacy: The Challenges of the Dobbs Ruling to Conventional Legitimacy Theory” has been accepted for publication in the American Journal of Political Science.

Celebrating Faculty Retirements

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A&S highlights faculty retirements including Political Science faculty Randall Calvert and Steven S. Smith

TRIADS announces recipients of seed grant funding

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Congratulations to David Carter, Dino Christenson, Matthew Gabel, Jacob Montgomery, and Betsy Sinclair on receiving seed grants from the Transdisciplinary Institute in Applied Data Sciences!

Noémi Neidorff pledges to establish endowed professorship in Arts & Sciences

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Noémi Neidorff, a longtime benefactor of Washington University in St. Louis and other cultural and educational institutions locally and beyond, has made a $3 million pledge to the university to endow the new Bela Kornitzer Distinguished Professorship in Arts & Sciences.

WashU’s Weidenbaum Center joins Harvard’s peer pre-review consortium

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A new partnership between the Weidenbaum Center and Harvard University will give social scientists at WashU the opportunity to receive constructive, anonymous feedback on their research at any stage. The program aims to improve scholarship and speed its publication.