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Political Science Major OSU Nominee for Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships
Erin McAuliffe, a fourth year political science major, has been nominated as a candidate for the 2014 Rhodes and Marshall Scholarship competitions. McAuliffe has had quite a successful career…

Ohio State Mock Trial Team Attends Nationals
For the first time in Ohio State history, the Ohio State Mock Trial team qualified for the National Championship Tournament in Orlando, Florida. The purpose of the Undergraduate student Mock Trial…

The Department Welcomes Professor Jan Pierskalla
The department would like to welcome Jan Pierskalla, a new faculty member in political science. Professor Pierskalla specializes in the study of comparative politics, in particular topics…

Political Science Students study at Sciences Po in Paris
The 2013-2014 school year marked the debut of the Sciences Po study abroad program through the Political Science Department. In the fall, Rebecca Izzi and Luke Fesko had the amazing opportunity of…

Graduate Students Find Success in NSF Competition
Alison Craig, a PhD candidate who studies American Politics, was recently award a prestigious 3 year NSF grant to complete her dissertation research. This grant recognizes and supports outstanding…

Outstanding Undergraduate Majors Reception 2014
Each spring the Political Science Department holds an Undergraduate Spring Reception to honor the political science majors' outstanding achievements. The guest speaker for the 2014 event was Mr.…

Model African Union Team Wins Two Awards at National Conference
The 2013-2014 school year marks the third year in a row for Ohio State University’s Model African Union team to be invited to the national conference that took place in Washington, D.C. at Howard…

Collegiate Council on World Affairs - A Year in Review
This has been a banner year for Collegiate Council on World Affairs – over the last two semesters, the organization has grown into one of the Ohio State University’s largest and most active…

Two New Degree Programs
We are excited to announce our two new degree programs: Bachelor of Science in Political Science and the Bachelor of Arts in World Politics.
Bachelor of Arts in World PoliticsThe…