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Political Science Students Elected As Delegates to the Democratic National Convention
On January 5, two political science majors - freshman Spencer Dirrig and sophomore Kelly Harrop - were elected as delegates to represent Ohio's 12th Congressional District at the 2016 Democratic…
Political Science Alumna Named 2016 Rhodes Scholar
Ilhan Dahir (Political Science; English, 2015) has been named a 2016 Rhodes Scholar. The scholarship supports two years of graduate study at the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Thirty-…
Richard Herrmann named to Board of Trustees Committee
Richard Herrmann, professor and chair of the Department of Political Science, has been named to serve a two-year term on Ohio State's Board of Trustees' Academic Affairs and Student Life Committee…
Ohio State PhD Wins APSA Dissertation Award
Matthew Hitt (PhD, ’14) has been selected as the winner of the American Political Science Association's 2015 Edward S. Corwin Award. The Corwin Award is awarded annually for the best…
Incoming Freshman Interns as Campaign Manager
As an incoming freshman majoring in political science, Kelly Harrop, has already begun making her mark in the political world. During this past summer, Kelly had the opportunity to work as a…
Student Travels the World Teaching Model UN
Erik Leiden, the Collegiate Council on World Affairs President and a fourth year political science major, had an amazing summer traveling the world and gaining invaluable experiences teaching…
Matthew Kaido, Staff Assistant to Congressman Patrick J. Tiberi
“In June I began working as a Staff Assistant to Congressman Patrick J. Tiberi (OH-12) in his Washington, D.C. office. Congressman Tiberi, an OSU Alumnus, sits on the House Ways & Means…
Political Science Student Attends Princeton University
Alexandra Mayorga, a recent political science graduate, will be starting graduate school this fall at Princeton University where she will focus further on the study of politics. As an…
Political Science Alumni Interns at the White House
For many political science majors interning or working at the White House has always been a dream. For our recent alumna, Andrea Blinkhorn, this dream came true. Ms. Blinkhorn had the amazing…