Political Science News

“Neguse is really making a national name for himself through this impeachment trial,” said Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Political Science. “More of a known quantity”: Impeachment trial gives Reps. Neguse, DeGette a national spotlight The Denver Post , Feb 13

“Colorado just simply didn’t have the problems with absentee ballots and such that other states had,” says Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Political Science. “That’s largely because we had an expansive vote-by-mail apparatus that we all understood how to use.” How 2020 Has Affected the Way We Vote 5280 , Dec 15

"Regardless of who wins the Democratic primary this week, I would totally expect the Democratic nominee to be a strong favorite against Gardner," said Michael Berry, Associate Professor of Political Science. "It's difficult to see a scenario where Gardner is able to overcome the unpopularity of Donald Trump in Colorado...

“Every serious study of migrants in the U.S. determines that they are a great boost to our economy,” says James Walsh, Political Science Clinical Associate Professor. “Without immigrant communities, many towns across the U.S. would be in serious economic trouble,” he went on to say. “Immigrants pay taxes, commit few...

6:30pm St. Cajetan Catholic Church This acclaimed Off Broadway play (crafted entirely from immigration court transcripts, interviews and letters) tells the gripping true story of fourteen year old Edgar Chocoy and his legal struggle to be allowed to stay in the U.S. On the streets of Guatemala City, Gang members...

“There aren’t enough (shelter) beds for the people who need them,” Tony Robinson, Chair and Associate Professor of Political Science, said in response to a chart the city’s lawyer presented showing Denver’s shelters have consistently had empty beds over the last few years. Robinson, who has directed surveys of hundreds...

It’s undemocratic to exclude young people from the vote, argues Emeritus Political Science Professor Michael Cummings. "In a democracy, the citizens should have a right to vote because public policy affects them," Cummings told Mic . "In a democracy, we don't say, 'How smart are you? Oh you're pretty smart,...

Former Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper recently abandoned his long-shot bid for the White House to enter the Democratic primary for one of Colorado’s US senate seat in 2020. Combating climate change and preserving the environment is a top issue for Democratic voters — especially progressives. “Fracking activists have dubbed Hickenlooper...

“The Supreme Court basically held that the justification that the (U.S.) Commerce Department used to include the citizenship question on the census was not sufficient,” Michael J. Berry, Political Science Associate Professor, said. Colorado Attorney General claims ‘victory’ after Supreme Court rejects census citizenship question Denverite , June 27

A May 13 th diplomatic visit from the Ambassador of Ireland, Daniel Mulhall, to the Evergreen Cemetery in Leadville was a long awaited result of a project started 13 years ago by Political Science Clinical Associate Professor James Walsh. Intent on finding out more about the history of 19th century...