Political Science Spotlight

The Denver City Council just made it a lot easier to build accessory dwelling units, or ADUs, in neighborhoods across the city. The biggest change: Homeowners won’t have to get a rezoning before building a cottage or other accessory dwelling. The change could result in a few hundred more ADUs...

Former Denver City Councilwoman Robin Kniech has joined CU Denver Political Science’s New Directions in Politics & Public Policy program and will be hosting a conversation about Denver's housing crisis. Bring your lunch and learn how Denver’s role in affordable housing has transformed over the past decade, even as it...

Please join the CU Denver Political Science Department and Pi Sigma Alpha Honors Society for the 2024 Election Night Watch Party! Tuesday, November 5th at 6:00pm in the basement of The Celtic (1400 Market Street) This event is 18+ friendly and open to all students and majors. Feel free to...

Donalyn White, an alum of both Political Science and English, is the 2024 recipient of the CU GOLD (Graduate of the Last Decade) Award. The award recognizes graduates of the last ten years for their accomplishments in their career, service, and/or volunteer efforts that have brought honor to individuals and...

James Walsh, Clinical Teaching Track Assistant Professor in Political Science, has done significant research on Irish immigrants in Leadville, which was celebrated in two events. The first event, which took place on Friday, September 15 at the Healy House in Leadville, was the opening of a new museum exhibit on...

Political Science Associate Professor Tony Robinson’s second book on Korean studies to come out in the last year, A Flying Dragon , is the only English-language biography of the founding King of Korea’s 500-year Choson dynasty. The book was recently highlighted by Hankyoreh , one of Korea’s leading newspapers. His...

Lauren Studdard, a junior studying Political Science, is analyzing the intersection of views on free speech and political affiliation for her capstone project. In order to accurately study these intersections she created a faculty survey focused on the CU Denver campus community. She says, “This is something I have been...

Commerce City recently announced the hiring of Darrel Guadnola as the city’s next chief of police. Guadnola got his BA in Political Science from CU Denver in 1997 and holds master’s degrees in both Business Administration and Management from Regis University with a graduate certificate in Executive Leadership. A lifelong...

The Colorado Women’s Chamber of Commerce recently celebrated the annual list of the Top 25 Most Powerful Women in Business and two CLAS alumni were in the ranks. Lorena Zimmer MA ’00 in Anthropology, now at Denver Health; and Adrienne Mansanares BA’02 Political Science, now working at Planned Parenthood of...