Clarissa Hayward, Professor of Political Science, is a member of the new editorial team for the discipline's flagship journal. From June 1, 2020 until May 31, 2021, she is the journal's Co-Lead Editor. You can read more about the American Political Science review and its new, all-woman editorial team here.
In 2018, a study of faculty research productivity published by the American Political Science Association ranked WashU's Department of Political Science second in the nation.
The department’s strong showing was led by James L. Gibson, the Sidney W. Souers Professor of Government in Arts & Sciences, who ranked first in the nation in two categories.
Norman Schofield, the William Taussig Professor of Political Economy in Arts & Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in St. Louis, surrounded by family. He was 75.