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Three Political Science graduate students named 2021-2022 APSA Diversity Fellowship Program recipients
The APSA Diversity Fellowship Program (formerly known as the APSA Minority Fellowship Program or MFP) is a fellowship competition for individuals from underrepresented backgrounds…

Jacob Chang and Anna Valerius, Political Science Students, Elected President and Vice President of Undergraduate Student Government
In March 2021, Jacob Chang and Anna Valerius—two undergraduate students majoring in Political Science—were elected President and Vice President of Undergraduate Student Government (USG) at Ohio…

Alan van Beek Wins 2020-2021 Graduate Associate Teaching Award
Alan van Beek, a graduate student in the Department of Political Science, was recently awarded the 2020-2021 Graduate Associate Teaching Award from the Ohio State College of…

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee Statement on the death of Ma’Khia Bryant
To the Ohio State Political Science Department community:
This Tuesday, just minutes before Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder in the death of George Floyd,…

Ose Arheghan, Third Year Political Science Student, Awarded Truman Scholarship
Ohio State University student Oseremhen “Ose” Arheghan has been awarded a 2021 Harry S. Truman Scholarship.
Arheghan, a third-year political science and Chinese major, is one of 62…

Dr. Benjamin L. McKean Wins Outstanding Teaching Award
Recently, Associate Professor of Political Science Dr. Benjamin L. McKean was awarded the 2020-2021 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA) from the Ohio State College of Arts and Sciences. The…

FACULTY IN THE NEWS: Early March—Early April Round-Up
The Department of Political Science would like to acknowledge recent media pieces highlighting members of our world-renowned faculty (this list is not exhaustive). See the articles below for…

FACULTY IN THE NEWS: Dr. Erin Lin's Research Featured by the Economist
Dr. Erin Lin, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Ohio State inFACT faculty hire, had a write up of some of her recent publications in an article included in the March 20th edition…

Political Science Alumnus in the News: Carter G. Phillips
Carter G. Phillips (OSU Political Science, Class of 1973) is one of the most experienced Supreme Court and appellate lawyers in the country. Since joining Sidley Austin LLP (the law firm…