Professor Ying recently won the Walter Isard Award for the Best Dissertation in Peace Science. This prestigious award is given every two years and honors outstanding contributions to the scientific knowledge of peace and conflict. The winner was selected on the basis of the importance and scientific significance of the dissertation with respect to the […]
As Chair of the Department of Political Science at UCLA I wish to express support for our graduate students. It is imperative to acknowledge that the academic labor of our teaching assistants, tutors, postdoctoral, undergraduate, and graduate student researchers help every one of us meet the diverse expectations and mandates of a public university. This […]
Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Commencement Ceremony https://linktr.ee/polisciucla Doctoral hooding for Classes of 2020, 2021, and 2022 PhD graduates https://grad.ucla.edu/academics/doctoral-studies/doctoral-hooding-ceremony-webcast/
Dear faculty, staff and students, As you may know, all departments are anticipating a return to campus in the next few weeks. Our plan to return to campus on September 13th was filed several weeks ago, but we are still awaiting approval from administration. We wanted to let you know about several changes in departmental […]
Leonard Freedman, 1924–2020 With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor Leonard Freedman, Professor Emeritus of Political Science and Dean Emeritus of UCLA Extension and Continuing Education, on September 30, 2020. Len leaves behind his wife Vivian, his children Elizabeth, Ali, Dave, and Steve, and his grandsons, Brian, Scott, and […]
U Heard It Here: Understanding the 2020 Election Outcome Tuesday, November 17, 2020 Live Streamed via Zoom a panel discussion featuring Lynn Vavreck Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics Efrén Pérez Professor, UCLA Department of Political Science and Psychology Director of Race, Ethnicity, Politics and Society (REPS) Lab Daniel Thompson Assistant Professor, UCLA Department of […]
U Heard It Here: The 2020 Campaign for the Hardest Job in the World featuring a conversation between John Dickerson Correspondent, 60 Minutes & CBS News Author, “The Hardest Job in the World” and Lynn Vavreck Marvin Hoffenberg Professor of American Politics Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Livestreamed via Zoom
James Tong, 1947–2020 With profound sorrow, the UCLA Department of Political Science reports the passing of Professor James Wai Tong, our colleague of thirty-one years, on October 3, 2020, after a brave battle with cerebral hemorrhage. James leaves behind his companion Marita Kaw, his children Olivia and Brian, his grandchildren Ava and Harrison, siblings Victor, […]
Joseph Asunka (UCLA PhD 2014), currently Program Officer of the Global Development Program of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, will lead the Afrobarometer in early 2021 as its new Chief Executive Officer. Asunka will lead the pan-African survey research network into its third decade as the principal data source on African experiences and evaluation of […]
