Professor Britanny Perry, Chair of the Climate & Inclusion Committee and Director of the DataLab @ TAMU workshop writes a post for the American Political Science Association explaining the DataLab workshop and how it has helped underrepresented students become immersed in the world of political science research. Applications for the January 2021 DataLab are still OPEN! Apply by November […]
Department of Political Science News
Professor George C. Edwards III interviews with The Guardian
In a recent interview with The Guardian, George C. Edwards III, University Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Jordan Chair in Presidential Studies as well as the Editor of the Presidential Studies Quarterly explains the electoral college and its possible impact on the 2020 presidential election. Read the full article. On Sept. 1, 2022, the Department of Political Science became part […]
Why We All Fall for Conspiracy Theories
Believing conspiracy theories and superstitions can be both good and bad. Experts explain what they are and why we fall for them.
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy Continues as Researchers Study Her Career
Throughout her career, Ruth Bader Ginsburg increased the legal rights of half the United States population. Her work and legacy will continue to be studied by liberal arts scholars for many years.
2020 Woody Jones Award Recipients
The Woody Jones award honors excellence in research by political science undergraduates. In 1994, Woodrow Jones Jr. made history by becoming the dean of the College of liberal Arts and first African American dean at Texas A&M University. Woody was committed to the importance of a Liberal Arts education, a commitment to diversity, and a passion […]
New Faculty Fall 2020
The Department of Political Science is excited to announce four new scholars joining our faculty this fall semester! We are proud to welcome the following members: Kirby Goidel was a professor in the Department of Communication and the Public Policy Research Institute at Texas A&M University. Previously, he was the Scripps Howard Professor of Mass Communication […]
Political Science professor selected for prestigious Hispanic fellowship program
Texas A&M University Professors Maria Escobar-Lemmon and Mario Torres have been selected by The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities as fellows for the second cohort of its Leadership Academy/La Academia de Liderazgo. The program is designed to increase diverse representation in executive and senior-level positions in higher education. La Academia seeks to increase the number of […]
Rapid Relief: Responding to COVID-19 water crisis
This is the second guest feature by Manny Teodoro, professor in the Department of Political Science, originally posted here. The ink is barely dry on the $2 trillion coronavirus response law, but there are rumblings that a another relief bill will be at the top of the agenda when Congress reconvenes later this month. The latest noises out of […]
Rapid relief: Water availability in COVID-19 crisis
Guest feature by Manny Teodoro, professor in the Department of Political Science. Originally posted here. The COVID-19 crisis has escalated America’s water and sewer affordability challenge into a full-blown health emergency. Many low-income households struggle to pay for these essential services in the best of times, and the specter of shutoffs for non-payment now threatens to worsen […]
Is The Two-Party System In Crisis?
With rhetoric and policy positions moving further apart, the 2020 presidential election comes at a time of extreme partisanship in American politics. The leader of the Republican Party, President Donald Trump, has successfully remolded the GOP in his image, says Diego von Vacano, a professor of political science at Texas A&M University. And current Democratic […]
