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Recent News
Nancy Burns received a Distinguished Faculty Achievement Award!
The Distinguished Faculty Achievement Awards honor senior faculty who have consistently demonstrated outstanding achievements in scholarly research or creative endeavors, teaching and mentoring of students and junior colleagues, service, and other tasks.
CPS Blog: Unexpected Margins - Analysis of the 2025 Elections
Interview with Tyler Simko, elections analyst on the CBS News team.
Learn the skills, Serve communities, Change the world.
"Within the University of Michigan Department of Political Science, you can build an astonishing and versatile and long-lasting skillset here. One that will scaffold whatever you do next, and whatever you do after that, and after that. One that gives you the tools to transform the world."
- Former Chair, Nancy Burns
Events
Nov
20
Multi
Political Economy Workshop
4:00 PM
Room 201
Lorch Hall
Nov
21
Multi
American Institutions Group
12:00 PM
Pre-Function Room 5769
Haven Hall
Nov
21
Multi
Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics & The Social Sciences
1:30 PM
Pre-Function Room 5769
Haven Hall
Nov
21
Multi
Political Theory Workshop
2:00 PM
Walker Room 5664
Haven Hall
Dec
05
Perspectives on Contemporary Korea 2025 | One Year after the Martial Law Declaration: Democratic Backsliding and Resilience in Korea and Beyond
Multiple Speakers
9:30 AM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Jan
29
DISCO Network Presents: Black Boys and the Future of Technology
Jonathan Cropper, Kareem Edouard, and John Pasmore in conversation with Rayvon Fouché
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
