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The Department of Political Science is pleased to share that three of its students have been recognized as Gilman Scholarship recipients or alternates for winter and summer study abroad programs. Public Administration and Psychology double-major Aiyana Green received the Gilman to participate in a psychology program in Vienna, Austria, for the summer of 2019.  Zachary Martin, a student in Diplomacy and Global Politics and Russian, East European & Eurasian Studies, received the Gilman for his participation in the School of Russian and Asian Studies' Central Asian Studies program in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan in summer 2019, and he is also a recipient of a Critical Need Language Award for Russian. Angela Famera, who studies Diplomacy and Global Politics and Computer Science, was named as a Gilman alternate. Please join us in congratulating these three students for their dedication and excellence.

Congratulations to Mackenzie Clark ('19), Margaret Hamm ('19), Bre Chambers ('19) and Ryan Reding ('20) for their outstanding performance competing against 30 teams from 11 different colleges and universities at the American Collegiate Moot Court Association Midwest Regional, November 16-17 at the College of Wooster. Mackenzie and Margaret reached the quarterfinals, Bre and Ryan reached the Sweet Sixteen round, and Ryan won the seventh best Individual Orator award. Congratulations!

 

 

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Congratulations Dr. Matthews...the best dissertation on public law.

2018 Edward S. Corwin Prize Recipient

POL's Department Chair, Dr. Bryan Marshall, is in Washington DC this week to promote his new book, The Committee: A Study of Policy, Power, Politics and Obama's Historic Legislative Agenda on Capitol Hill which he co-authored with Bruce Wolpe (click here for more on the book).  He recently sat on a panel about the book at the Aspen Institute (pictured below).  Other events to promote the book include:

• Saturday July 21 2018 at 1pm Politics and Prose https://www.politics-prose.com/event/book/bryan-w-marshall-and-bruce-c-wolpe-committee-study-of-policy-power-politics-and-obamas 
• Friday August 31 2018 at 3:30pm Meet the Authors Book Signing--University of Michigan Press Booth at American Political Science Association, Boston, MA.

Congratulations Dr. Marshall!

Dr. Marshall (far right) with former Congressman Henry Waxman (second from right) and Bruce Wolpe (third from right)

Click here to read about POL faculty member Dr. Erica Edward's collaboration with the Howe Writing Center!

Dr. Edwards pictured with Luke Shackelford, Graduate Assistant Director at the Howe Center, and Mira Patel, a Howe writing consultant

Congratulations to POL student Emily Tatum who was named a Dean's Scholar for the 2018-2019 school year!

The Dean's Scholars Program is designed to encourage scholarly activity among Miami’s best seniors. Scholars are chosen on the basis of proposals they submit in late winter. The project is conducted as an Independent Study during the senior year. The student receives a stipend to support the study.

In April of each year, the College of Arts and Science will host a one-day conference with poster sessions and presentations by Dean’s Scholars. The students and their mentors organize the conference, having met and organized a steering committee early in the academic year, with the aid of the dean’s office.

Congratulations to Emily!

Congratulations to POL students Alexa Askari and Autumn Harriger (alternate) who was selected for a Fulbright grant! In total, there were 8 CAS students selected for this honor as well as two alternates. See the list of CAS students below:

Alexa Askari, Bulgaria, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Majors: Diplomacy and Global Politics, Political Science (BA/MA)
Minors: History, European Area Studies 

Hannah Frasco, Malaysia, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Majors: International Studies, Integrated Social Studies Education
Minor: History

Sara Giska ‘16, Kazakhstan, Research/Study Program
Majors: International Studies, Linguistics

Jack Henne, Germany, English Teaching Assistant Program 
Majors: German, Economics
Minor: International Business, Actuarial Science

Camila Kowalski, Spain, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Majors: Integrated Mathematics Education, Spanish

Katherine Melberg, Germany, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Majors: Classical Humanities, Classical Languages

Tory Paez ‘12, Mexico, Binational Internship Program  
Major: Management and Organizations
Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

John Steele ‘14, South Korea, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Major: Social Justice Studies
Minor: Political Science

Allison Van Twisk, Germany, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Majors: International Studies, Economics

 

The Alternates are:

Autumn Harriger, Russia, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Major: Political Science, History

Aaron Kawamura, Argentina, English Teaching Assistant Program  
Major: Individualized Studies

Tory Paez ‘12, Mexico, Binational Internship Program  
Major: Management and Organizations
Minor: Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies

Dr. Laura Neack at the annual meeting of the International Studies Association in San Francisco, April 2018 with Karen Mingst and Eric Selbin.

Congratulations to the following POL majors who were elected to Associated Student Government Cabinet for the 2018-2019 school year:

• Junior Charles Kennick was elected as the secretary for off-campus affairs. Kennick is a public administration and anthropology major.
• Junior Molly O’Donnell was elected as the secretary for infrastructure and sustainability. O’Donnell is a double major in public administration and statistics.
• Junior Annika Fowler was re-elected as the secretary for academic affairs. Fowler is a double major in finance and political science.
• Sophomore Tatum Andres was elected as speaker pro tempore. Andres is a political science major.
• Junior Madeline Zinkl was elected as the chief of staff. Zinkl is a political science and accountancy major.
  
  

Congratulations to all!

Congratulations to the Miami University Mock Trial team. They won the National Championship over the weekend, defeating Yale in the final round. Congrats to all team members!