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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,…
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.
Earlier this year, the…
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…
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 Awards (GATA)! This award is Ohio…
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 award is given each year to an…
Undergraduate Grace Orians Selected to Present at Prestigious Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference
The Ohio State University Political Science Department is thrilled to announce that Grace Orians, an outstanding undergraduate student, has been selected to present her research at the 2025 Pi…
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.…