Undergraduate political science major Yvonne Dorantes has been selected for the Mather Good Citizen Award which will be presented at a ceremony on April 30th. Congratulations to Yvonne on this well-deserved honor. Click here for more information on the Chancellor's Awards for Public Service.
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Kinch Hoekstra is the recipient of a 2018 Excellence in Teaching Award from Phi Beta Kappa. The Northern California Association of Phi Beta Kappa selects outstanding teachers from among those faculty members who are nominated by students at the eight Phi Beta Kappa institutions in Northern California.
Professor and Travers Family Senior Faculty Fellow, Political Science and Director, Berkeley APEC Study Center, Vinod Aggerwal, was interviewed by KTVU regarding the stock markets' worst week in two years, reflecting concern the U.S. may be headed for a trade war with China. See video here.
Travers Department of Political Science undergraduate students Angelo Dagonel and Mazelle Etessami were each named as Charles H. Percy Undergraduate Grant for Public Affairs Research Recipients. Dagonel's project focused on E-Verify and Unauthorized Labor Force Participation, while Etessami's was An Exploration of the Motivations and Mechanisms Behind Non-identity Activism. More information on the Charles H. Percy Undergraduate Grant for Public Affairs can be found here...
Professor Eric Schickler is quoted in the February 28, 2018 Washington Examiner Article 'Still the front-runner, Dianne Feinstein moves on from California Democratic Party's snub'. Full article here.
Professor Kinch Hoekstra will give the 2018 Benedict Lectures on the History of Political Philosophy at Boston University. This is the preeminent lecture series in the subject in the US and adds to his already distinguished reputation in the field. Last year Kinch delivered the Carlyle Lectures in the History of Political Thought at Oxford University, the preeminent lecture series in the subject in the...
Paul Pierson, the John Gross Professor of Political Science at UC Berkeley, weighs in on 'The Tipping Point; Can American Institutions Be Saved? Full article here.
Response to a recent report finding that California’s correctional and parole officers face extraordinarily high risks of suicide and other mental health problems has Amy Lerman, the UC Berkeley professor who led the research, feeling cautiously optimistic about the state’s ability to address the issue. Read complete article here.
Associate Professor Jason Wittenberg is quoted in the December 16, 2017 University World News Article 'Intellectual freedom the target of illiberal regimes'. Full article here.
Jelena McWilliams, who earned a B.A. with highest honors in political science and mass communications from UC Berkeley in 1999, has been tapped by President Trump to lead FDIC. Full story here.