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Recent News
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.
Jenna Bednar received the Metrick Award!
The award goes to a faculty member who has developed or redeveloped an undergraduate course that promotes respectful dialogue, collaboration, and discussion of different perspectives on issues.
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
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
Oct
16
Professors Erik Mueggler, Anne Pitcher, and Silke Weineck, Collegiate Professorship Inaugural Lecture
LSA Collegiate Lecture Series
4:00 PM
10th Floor
Weiser Hall
Nov
06
DISCO Network Presents - Diaspora Wars and Going 50/50: Sowing Disunity in Black Communities Through Digital Propaganda
Brooklyne Gipson and Jamilah Lemieux in conversation with Catherine Knight Steele (additional speakers coming soon)
4:00 PM
2435
North Quad
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
