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2025 Annual Newsletter
2025 Annual Newsletter
In this issue
Erin Lin Wins APSA's Giovanni Sartori Book Award
Erin Lin, Associate Professor of Political Science, has been awarded the 2025 Giovanni Sartori Book Award from the American Political Science Association (APSA) for her book, When the Bombs Stopped:…
Box-Steffensmeier receives Barry Prize from American Academy of Sciences and Letters
Janet M. Box-Steffensmeier, Distinguished University Professor and Vernal Riffe Professor of Political Science, received a 2025 Barry Prize for Distinguished Intellectual Achievement from the…
Amanda Robinson Wins APSA's David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award
Amanda Robinson, Professor of Political Science, has been named the recipient of the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) David Collier Mid-Career Achievement Award for 2025.…
Political Science Department Celebrates Two Faculty Publications
On October 8th, the Department of Political Science gathered in the Derby Hall courtyard to celebrate the recent publications of two faculty members with…
Political Science Department Hosts Annual Graduate Reception
The Department of Political Science kicked off the new academic year with its annual Graduate Reception on Monday, August 25, at The Faculty Club’s Grand Lounge. The event brought together faculty,…
Political Science Senior Wins National Thesis Award
The Department of Political Science is proud to announce that one of our students has received top national recognition for her outstanding undergraduate research…
Spring 2025 Edition of Alger Published
The Spring 2025 edition of Alger Magazine was recently published on Substack. Alger Magazine is the official undergraduate, international affairs magazine…
Department Hosts Spring Undergraduate Reception
The Political Science Department celebrated its graduating Class of 2025 and this year’s Pi Sigma Alpha inductees with a spring reception at the Fawcett Center on May 3. Family, friends, faculty, and…
Ohio State Mock Trial Team Caps Season with Top-10 National Finish
As the academic year draws to a close, The Ohio State University Mock Trial Team is celebrating a standout season marked by historic wins and national recognition…
Professor Alexander Wendt Elected as Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Alexander Wendt on being elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences! Members are leaders in the arts and sciences who have made exceptional…
Professor Sara Watson Named Recipient of 2025 President and Provost Award for Distinguished Faculty Service
Political Science Associate Professor Sara Watson has been named one of three OSU faculty members to receive the 2025 President and Provost's Award for Distinguished Faculty Service. This award…
Professor Erin Lin Honored at Fulbright Ceremony
Political Science Associate Professor Erin Lin, who has been awarded the Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad Fellowship, was honored at a Fulbright recognition ceremony on Monday March 31.…
Dominic Pfister and Jared Rabinowitz win Graduate Teaching Awards
Two Political Science graduate students, Dominic Pfister and Jared Rabinowitz, have been announced as recipients of the 2024-2025 Graduate Associate Teaching…
Chandler L'Hommedieu Wins Graduate Student Award for Mentoring Excellence
Graduate student Chandler L'Hommedieu has been selected to receive the College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Award for Mentoring Excellence! This…
Professor Melinda Ritchie Receives Prestigious NSF CAREER Award
The Ohio State University Political Science Department is proud to announce that Professor Melinda Ritchie has been awarded the highly competitive National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award. This…
Two Political Science Faculty Awarded Huber Faculty Fellow Award
Professors Vladimir Kogan and Jennifer Mitzen have been selected to win a Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellowship. This program recognizes scholars in the social and…