CU Denver’s Legislative Roundup, presented by CU Denver’s Pi Sigma Alpha and “CU at the Capitol” legislative interns, took place this past April! Multiple legislative aides and the executive director of the Colorado Education Association participated in the bipartisan discussion of education politics and policies in Colorado. Current interns at...

Pi Sigma Alpha's ceremony took place Thursday April 6 th inducting the newest members to the hundred- and two-year-old society. The National Political Science Honor Society is the only honor society for college and university students of political and social sciences in the United States made up of the top...

PSCI 1001 – Introduction to Political Science: The Quest for Freedom and Justice Professor Harvey Bishop, online 6/27/2023 - 7/30/2023 PSCI 3022 – Political Systems of the World Professor Martin Widzer, in person 6/5/2023 - 7/29/2023 PSCI 3042 – Introduction to International Relations Professor Thorsten Spehn, online 6/6/2023 - 7/8/2023...

At the CU Denver Political Science Department, faculty are committed to providing their students with opportunities to gain first-hand knowledge through real-world experience. This year, students have had the exciting opportunity to participate directly in a high-profile mayoral campaign! Professor Jim Walsh is an esteemed member of our Political Science...

Winona LaDuke is an internationally renowned indigenous environmental leader and scholar. She is the founder and Executive Director of Honor the Earth, an indigenous-women led organization that has been successful in advancing environmental protection of indigenous peoples’ territories and in incubating grassroots economic self-sufficiency projects on her White Earth Anishinaabe...

The CU Denver chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society and "CU at the Capitol" Legislative Interns present the 2023 Colorado Legislative Roundup: A Bipartisan Discussion of Education Politics and Policies in Colorado! This event features: Catered Reception Presentations by State Legislators and Aides Audience Questions and...

Political Science grad student Chantelle Wilkerson has been recognized as one of CU Denver’s Fall 2022 Outstanding Graduate Students! Chantelle Wilkerson (she/her) is a Colorado native who grew up in Morrison, Colorado. She graduated with her Bachelor of Arts in International Studies and Sustainability from CU Denver in 2015. She...

Praxis, The CU Denver Political Science Department Student Journal, is accepting paper submissions due by December 30, 2022 for the Spring 2023 publication. Applicants with strong papers are encouraged to submit their work for review and potential publication. Experience with publication reflects very positively on job applications and graduate program...

The CU Denver Political Science Department is pleased to announce the availability of a student scholarship available to majors and graduate students in Political Science at CU Denver who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to the study of women’s issues . Such issues may include, but are not limited to: gender...

The Spring '22 semester is almost here, and we are gearing up to welcome CU Denver students back into our e-classrooms (as well as on campus for our in-person classes after January 28th) soon! We've got awesome courses that still have some room left. Classes begin on January 18th, so...