Political Science Prof. Lynn Vavreck, as UCLA’s nominee for the new Andrew Carnegie Fellowship Award, has won one of 32 initial fellowships given nationwide (selected from more than 300 applicants) by […]
UCLA Prof. Michael Chwe is somewhat accustomed to getting a “thumbs up” for his research from people outside the mainstream of political science, and has also been known to give […]
In the hours and days following the announcement by Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas that he would be seeking the U.S. presidential nomination of the Republican Party, media quickly reached […]
Newly retired, five-term Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky (or simply “Zev” to any local political observer) has been announced as the featured speaker for the 2015 Bollens-Ries-Hoffenberg Lecture, the […]
Thursday and Friday, March 12-13, Political Science will host its annual “Preview Weekend” for new, incoming graduate students who have been accepted into the program, here. Activities will include introductions to various […]
UCLA alum Dr. Terri Givens (Ph.D. 2000, Political Science) has just been named Provost of Menlo College, a highly regarded private business school in the Silicon Valley area of California […]
New to UCLA this year, Political Science and Chicana/o Studies Prof. Matt Barreto recently spoke with the International Business Times, sourced for expert feedback on the results of a recent poll […]
Prof. Lisa Blaydes (Ph.D. 2008) returns to UCLA this week as presenter for the next Comparative Politics Workshop, some 7 years after completed her doctorate here. Now Associate Professor at […]
Political Science Department Summer Session course lists are out now for 2015 combining essential degree requirements with timely, topical alternatives. Introductory courses in Political Theory, data analysis for research within […]
The day after the mass slaughter at a Paris satirical magazine last week — while a manhunt continued for the two shooters — Visiting Political Science lecturer Jeffrey Simon told […]
