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Recent News
Charles Shipan receives APSA's Excellence in Mentoring Award!
This award recognizes your outstanding commitment to mentoring within the field of political science.
Andrei S. Markovits was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Passau!
The Faculty of Social and Educational Sciences at the University of Passau in Passau, Germany, awarded Andrei S. Markovits an honorary doctorate on May 14, 2025.
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
Sep
05
Multi
American Institutions Group
12:00 PM
Pre-Function Room 5769
Haven Hall
Sep
05
Multi
Interdisciplinary Workshop on Comparative Politics & The Social Sciences
1:30 PM
Pre-Function Room 5769
Haven Hall
Sep
16
“Old Money: Campaign Finance and Gerontocracy in the United States”
CID Speaker Series: Jake Grumbach
10:30 AM
2030
Institute For Social Research
Sep
16
Multi
Political Economy Workshop
1:00 PM
Eldersveld Room 5670
Haven Hall
Sep
25
DISCO Network Presents - Fear of Asian Tech: Chips, Platforms, and Social Networks
Christopher Fan, Janice Lobo Sapigao, and Tony Shyu in conversation with Lisa Nakamura
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Oct
16
DISCO Network Presents - How to Survive Techno-Hellscapes: On Crip Wisdom and Critique
Leah Laksmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Christa Teston, and The Cyborg Jillian Weise in conversation with M. Remi Yergeau
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
