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2024 Annual Newsletter
2024 Annual Newsletter
In this issue
Associate Professor Benjamin McKean Awarded CRISPP Essay Prize
We are delighted to announce that Associate Professor Benjamin McKean from our esteemed department has been awarded the prestigious Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (…
Political Science Alum Named 2024 Arts and Sciences Alumni Award honoree
Each spring, the College of Arts and Sciences’ Alumni Awards ceremony recognizes a distinguished few of our more than 215,000 living alumni whose accomplishments are tangible evidence of the enduring…
What U.S. Legislators Do When They Can’t Pass Laws
Article By: Jeff Grabmeier The 118th Congress passed fewer than 30 new laws in 2023, the least in decades. But that doesn’t necessarily mean U.S. representatives weren’t finding other ways to…
Political Science Ph.D. candidate awarded Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights fellowship
On Saturday, September 14, 2024, President Biden announced that a cohort of Fulbright U.S. Student Study/Researchers have been selected as Fulbright-John Lewis Civil Rights Fellows in remarks made…
Lin receives 2024-2025 Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship
Erin Lin, an associate professor in the Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences, The Ohio State University, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research…
Alumni Interview: Judith L. French
What are some of the responsibilities you take on as the Director of the Ohio Department of Insurance? I run the department and the department regulates one of the largest insurance industries…
Alumni Interview: Dino P. Christenson
What has been the most rewarding aspect or moment in your career?The answer to this has changed a lot over the years. I’m sure I would’ve given a different response a decade or more ago. But…
Mock Trial Team Places Third in National Championship
Mock Trial at Ohio State recently participated in the American Mock Trial Association National Championship Tournament and achieved remarkable success. Each year, the American Mock Trial…
Michael R. Nelson, Advisory Board Vice Chair, honored with Distinguished Alumni Award
Michael R. Nelson, Distinguished Alumnus 2024Michael R. Nelson received a BA in Political Science from The Ohio State University, a JD from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and an LLM in…