Congratulations to PhD alums Clara Bicalho and Adam Bouyamourn and Professor Thad Dunning on the publication of their article, “The Power of Prognosis: Improving Covariate Balance Tests with Outcome Information,” in Political Analysis .
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Olivier Bergeron-Boutin’s co-authored research, published in Science Advances , was recently featured by Berkeley Letters & Science article .
Congratulations to PhD student Leonardo Di Bonaventura-Altuve on the publication of his article, “ How Does International Recognition of Governments Shape Post-Electoral Conflicts of Legitimacy? ” in Security Studies .
Congratulations to PhD alum Annie Benn on receiving the E.E. Schattschneider Award for the best dissertation in American Government and the George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award for the best dissertation in presidency research.
Congratulations to Adjunct Professor Leo Arriola on receiving the G. Bingham Powell Graduate Mentoring Award for excellence in mentoring in Comparative Politics and the Adaljiza Sosa-Riddell Mentoring Award from the APSA Committee on the Status of Latinos y Latinas in the Profession.
Marco di Tommaso and Professor Vinod Aggarwal have published a new book, Governing Growth: US Industrial Policy from Hamilton to Trump , with Oxford University Press (2026). Congratulations to Marco di Tommaso and Professor Vinod Aggarwal!
The Department is thrilled to share that alumna (class of 2024) Annie Benn, PhD, has received the 2026 E.E. Schattschneider Award. This award is presented annually by the American Political Science Association (APSA) to honor the best doctoral dissertation in the field of American government. Dr. Benn's dissertation, titled “Unilateral Action Reconsidered: Congressional Responses to Presidential Directives,” was selected from among a competitive group of...
Ph.D. candidate Andrew Wojtanik has been selected as a Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations, a prestigious program that brings together emerging leaders from academia, government, business, media, and civil society. Congratulations Andrew!
Ph.D. candidate Juan Carlos Campos will begin a Predoctoral Visiting Fellowship this fall at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at University of California, San Diego, where he will conduct research as part of the center's visiting scholars program. Congratulations Juan!
PhD candidate Eero Samuel Arum has accepted a Political Theory Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Princeton University Center for Human Values for the 2026–2027 academic year. Beginning in fall 2027, he will join The University of Texas at Austin's Civitas Institute as an Assistant Professor of Humanities. Congratulations Eero!