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Prof. Desmarais was named a recipient of the College of the Liberal Arts's Raymond Lombra Award for Distinction in the Social or Life Sciences in recognition of his excellence in research and his work with the Center for Social Data Analytics. Congrats! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/desmarais…

Daniel Tavana was named a recipient of the College of the Liberal Arts’s Roy C. Buck Award for outstanding article written by an untenured faculty member. Congrats Daniel! onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/aj…

Congrats to Charis Liu, our April Student of the Month! Charis will graduate next month with a Bachelor of Arts in International Politics and a minor in Comparative Literature. Read more here: polisci.la.psu.edu/news/april-stu…

Teagan Mayr, a senior double majoring in political science and broadcast journalism at Penn State, has been named the 2025 recipient of the Eric A. Walker Award. Congrats Teagan! psu.edu/news/academics…

Political Science student, Emmanuel Kraft, received the 2025 Jackson Lethbridge Tolerance Award which recognizes a student for their efforts to enhance diversity and community. Congrats Emmanuel! psu.edu/news/academics…

Congrats to Prof. Yadav for being a part of the fall 2024 cohort that completed the Penn State Emerging Academic Leaders (PSEAL) program! psu.edu/news/administr…

Penn State graduate and the Department of Political Science Board of Visitors chair, Michael Ruger, supports students and faculty by naming the department chair's office in the new Susan Welch Liberal Arts Building. psu.edu/news/liberal-a…

Congrats to Professor Roseanne McManus and Ph.D. Chase Bloch for publishing their article, "The Power of Denial: Why States Lie About What They've Done", in Foreign Affairs. Read the article here: foreignaffairs.com/power-denial

Congrats to Professor Joe Wright and his coauthor, Erica Frantz (Michigan State University), for recently publishing an article in The Conversation about President Trump’s attacks on former Trump Administration officials. theconversation.com/cultivating-ob…

Congratulations to Amber Concepcion, Ilsa Doremus, and Gregory Wawro for being our 2025 Board of Visitors Alumni Honorees! You can read more about the alumni award winners here: polisci.la.psu.edu/news/political…

Congratulations to Jessica Firestone and Connor McMahan for placing at the 2025 Undergraduate Research Exhibition! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/political…

Congrats to Eric Plutzer and Michael Berkman for receiving an NSF grant to re-survey people who have participated in their Mood of the Nation Poll! psu.edu/news/liberal-a…

Congratulations to Kendall Kutzavitch on being the recipient of the 2025 “Mike Gilotti” Award for the best undergraduate thesis in a political science program! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/kendall-k…

Congratulations Ash Elswick for being awarded the Delbert F. and Marie S. Welch Graduate Fellowship by the College of the Liberal Arts! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/ash-elswi…

Congratulations Yang Yang for being awarded the Dolinger Fellowship in the World War II Era! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/yang-yang…

This was a really fun paper to write with an excellent (and on the market!) Penn State Political Science grad student, Morrgan Herlihy.

Congrats to Valerie Li for receiving the Outstanding Graduate Student Award! Valerie will be a 5th year student pursuing a PhD in political science and also in Social Data Analytics. polisci.la.psu.edu/news/valerie-l…

Congrats to Yang Song for receiving The Robert S. Friedman Award for Excellence in Teaching! Yang is a 6th year student specializing in American political behavior. polisci.la.psu.edu/news/yang-song…

Jack Fuca is the recipient of The Best M.A. Essay Award. Congratulations Jack! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/jack-fuca…

Ash Elswick received a Virginia Gray Graduate Student Research Award which is for graduate student members of the Political Organizations and Parties who are presenting research at the American Political Science Association Annual Conference. Congrats Ash! polisci.la.psu.edu/news/ash-elswi…