This month, Betsy Sinclair begins her term as Chair of Political Science and Clarissa Hayward begins as Associate Chair.

Congratulations to Taylor Carlson for winning with 2023 PolNet Best Book Award for "What Goes Without Saying: Navigating Political Discussion in America", co-authored with Jaime Settle of the College of William and Mary!

The award honors achievement in promoting understanding of the U.S. Congress and legislative politics.

His work, "The Role of District Magnitude in When Women Represent Women," is co-authored with Patrick Cunha Silva of Loyola University Chicago.

Irene Gerrish, a rising second year PhD student, was one of eighteen spring program recipients. 

Reeves co-authored the paper with Jon Rogowski, titled "Democratic Values and Support for Executive Power."

Amy Gais writes that her students judge women writers much more harshly than male writers—and considers what can be done about it.

Dino Christenson and Jacob Montgomery received promotions to full professor, and Taylor Carlson received tenure.

Margit Tavits and Efrén Pérez have been selected as the winners of the Robert E. Lane Award for their book Voicing Politics: How Language Shapes Public Opinion. 

Randy Calvert, the Thomas F. Eagleton University Professor of Public Affairs and Political Science, retires after 30+ years of scholarship at WashU.

Steven Smith, the Kate M. Gregg Distinguished Professor of Social Science, retires after 20+ years of scholarship at WashU.

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