Political Science
Recent News
Olivia O'Connell was awarded CSPC's At-Large Presidential Fellowship!
The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress (CSPC) created the Presidential Fellows Program in 1970 to inspire and equip college students to become civic-minded leaders who could guide our nation’s future.
Nick Valentino has been appointed as the Donald R. Kinder Collegiate Professor of Political Science!
A Collegiate Professorship is one of the highest honors the college awards to active tenured faculty members at the full professor rank who warrant the distinctive recognition that a named professorship carries.
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"Within the University of Michigan Department of Political Science, you can build an astonishing and versatile and long-lasting skillset here. One that will scaffold whatever you do next, and whatever you do after that, and after that. One that gives you the tools to transform the world."
- Former Chair, Nancy Burns
We strive to support our students and faculty on the front lines of learning and research and to steward our planet, our community, our campus. To do this, the Department of Political Science needs your support.