Image Description JANUARY 7, 2020 OSU faculty, students and staff in the Department of Political Science are mourning the loss of Brice Acree, who was an assistant professor in that department. Acree died Monday, November 11, in Columbus. He was … Continued

December 11, 2019 To the UNC Board of Governors, Interim System President Roper, UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees, Interim Chancellor Guskiewicz, and Provost Blouin: The faculty of the Department of Political Science at UNC- Chapel Hill condemns, in the … Continued

Dear Friends and Alumni, On behalf of the Department of Political Science, I welcome you to read our annual newsletter. As the calendar year draws to a close, we reflect on a year full of challenges and highlights. In the … Continued

The PPE program is hosting a talk by Peter Rosendorff (Political Science, NYU)  on October 2nd from 6P to 7:30P; Economic Transparency and Political (in)Stability; This talk will be held in Hanes Hall, Room 130. (see link for more information) … Continued

Raymond H. Dawson passed away on June 2, 2019. North Carolinians have benefited immensely from Professor Dawson’s contributions to our department, UNC, and the entire UNC System. He started his graduate work in Chapel Hill in 1955, and joined the … Continued

  Political Science Department Commencement Ceremony is this Sunday, May 12th at 1PM in Memorial Hall! Congrats Grads!!!!! We are so proud of you!!!! 🎓 🎓💙💙

Dear Polisci Friends and Community, The UNC Campus has recently encountered several anti-Semitic incidents occurring on campus. This includes the distribution of anti-Semitic flyers in Davis Library and in Hamilton Hall, and a particularly troubling incident that occurred in a … Continued

Dear Friends and Alumni, On behalf of the Department of Political Science, it is my pleasure to send warm greetings and share with you an update on a tremendous year here at UNC. After serving as Chair for a little … Continued

October 1, 2018 A decisive majority of the faculty in the department of political science support the statement of the Council of Chairs in the College of Arts and Sciences adopted on August 27, 2018 and strongly oppose the return … Continued

If this seems all too predictable, you should know this, too: many North Carolina officers and police departments do not stop and search black drivers at higher rates than whites. That, it turns out, is the most significant observation in Suspect Citizens, a … Continued