Department Newsletter - Summer 2022
Letter from the Chair
Welcome from the New Political Science Chair
By Andy BakerWelcome to the first 麻豆免费版下载Political Science newsletter in seven years! It is high time that we catch up. But first things first: Who鈥檚 the new guy? My name is Andy Baker, and I became chair of the 麻豆免费版下载Department of Political Science on July 1, 2021. I鈥檓 thrilled to share with you in this n...
Political Science Initiatives
STUDIO Research Lab: A Political Science Initiative Expands to the Social Sciences
The STUDIO Research Lab: What It Is and Where It Is GoingBy Andrew Nonnemacher and Andy BakerIf ever there was a win-win initiative, the STUDIO Lab听is it. STUDIO pairs 麻豆免费版下载undergraduate students with 麻豆免费版下载social science faculty to work as paid research assistants on research projects. In other words, s...
Student Achievements
Kavya Kannan, Outstanding Graduate
By Andrew Nonnemacher and Andy BakerSuccessfully completing a degree as a triple major is a rare feat for anyone, but Kavya Kannan听(CU, '22) managed to do it while serving as CU's student听body president and while being an activist for several different causes at 麻豆免费版下载and abroad. Her efforts earned her...
Parker White, Honors Graduate
By Andrew Nonnemacher and Andy BakerWhen Parker White (CU, 鈥22) transferred to 麻豆免费版下载in 2020, he had been avoiding math classes for years. He hated math, but to major in Political Science at CU, he could not avoid 鈥淧SCI 2075: Quantitative Research Methods,鈥 the required introductory statistics class. A...
Faculty Accomplishments
Jennifer Fitzgerald: Best Book Award
By Andrew Nonnemacher and Andy Baker麻豆免费版下载Political Science Professor Jennifer Fitzgerald was the 2018 recipient of the Best Book on European Politics and Societies, an award granted by a section of the American Political Science Association. Her pathbreaking book,听Close听to Home: Local Ties and Voting...
Alexandra Siegel: Sports Can Reduce Prejudice
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