In the News

Spring 2012

• Apr. 24 – Dr. Merike Blofield publishes new book: Care Work and Class: Domestic Workers' Struggle for Equal Rights in Latin America.
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• Apr. 6 – Political science and international studies junior Andrew Szarejko has been awarded the Critical Language Scholarship (CLS). Szarejko will use the scholarship to continue his studies in Turkish. (View Story)
• Apr. 5 – Dr. Arthur Simon has been profiled in the Hurricane as one of UM students' favorite professors. (View Story)
• Feb. 20 – A Presidents' Day to Remember
  On a Presidents' Day the students will never forget, former President Bill Clinton — whose administration was responsible for a number of health care achievements, from the Family and Medical Leave Act to dramatic improvements in public health — replaced Shalala as teacher for a day, lecturing to her students on a variety of health care-related issues.
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Fall/Summer 2011

• The following POL majors won prestigious national awards during the 2010-2011 academic year:

  • Nicole Alvarez – Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Winner (United Kingdom)
  • Andrew Chatzky – Teaching Assistant Program in France Grant Winner
  • Giovany Delgado – Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship  Winner (Spain)
  • Guarav Dhiman – Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Winner (India)
  • Stephanie Horna – Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program Grant Winner
  • Kelly Naughton – Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Winner (Argentina)
  • Shersil Prentice – Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Winner  (Czech Republic)

  In addition, Dr. Louise Davidson-Schmich from the Department of Political Science was recognized with the Prestigious Awards and Fellowships Distinguished Service Award for her extraordinary commitment to scholar development.

• Dec. 14 – Political Science Professor Joseph Parent wins Nobel Fellowship
  by Dr. Joseph Parent (View Article)
• Sept. 23 – Online Dating Profiles Often Exclude Political Preferences: Study
  by Dr. Casey Klofstad (View Article)
• Sept 22 – Special Journal Issue: "Gender, Intersectionality, and the Executive Branch: The Case of Angela Merkel" German Politics edited
  by Louise K. Davidson-Schmich (View Issue)
• Published Book – The Great Gap: Inequality and the Politics of Redistribution in Latin America by Dr. Merike Blofield (View Book)
• Published Book – Peers, Politics, and the Future of Democracy
  by Dr. Casey Klofstad (View Book)
• Published Book – Uniting States: Voluntary Union in World Politics
  by Dr. Joseph Parent (View Book)
• August 30 — Op-Ed for CNN: "Conspiracy theories are for losers"
  by Dr. Joseph Parent and Dr. Joseph Uscinski (View Story)

Spring 2010

• April 12 — Student wins scholarship trifecta (View Story)
• March 30 — Political Science major is a finalist for the prestigious Harry S. Truman Scholarship (View Article)