Political Science - News and Events

Aug 22nd, 2017

Congratulations to Professor Victoria Gordon who had an article published in the Summer issue of the Journal of Public Affairs Education. The article explores challenges faced by small MPA programs.

Feb 7th, 2017

Stella Treumann, an international affairs major from Germany, and Dr. Timothy Rich co-authored an article on Taiwanese perceptions of Syrian refugees. Treumann conducted an experimental web survey... https://sentinel.tw/taiwan-syria-refugees/

Apr 13th, 2016

Rich received the University Research/Creativity Award at the 2016 Presentation of Faculty Awards for his scholarly contributions to East Asian politics.

Apr 5th, 2016

Political Science Student, Barrett Greenwell, presented his thesis research at the Pi Sigma Alpha Conference.

Nov 18th, 2015

Alexandria Knipp, a WKU student from Olive Hill, has been awarded a prestigious U.S. Foreign Service Internship from the U.S. Department of State.

Oct 23rd, 2015

Recently, Dr. Ed Yager was featured in the WKU Herald for his time spent in the gym swimming for fitness.

Oct 21st, 2015

Katie Jaggers, a recent WKU Political Science Alumni, wrote back to Dr. Yager to express her gratitude for her time taking his classes as an undergraduate.

Oct 16th, 2015

Dr. Gordon is an Associate Professor and Director of the Master of Public Administration program at Western Kentucky University. She continues to provide an example for her students through her efforts in research, writing, and teaching.

Oct 12th, 2015

JayTodd Richey was invited to speak at the Aspen Institute in Washington, DC, before a host of high level dignitaries regarding virtual exchange at the Chris Steven’s Virtual Exchange Forum.

Sep 18th, 2015

This summer 2016 from June 6th til June 30th, join Dr. Saundra Ardrey in studying the challenges this developing nation faces as it struggles to overcome the vestiges of apartheid and strives to create a better life for all its citizens.