Graduate News

Ali Alnazzal, a Political Science graduate student, has always been familiar with civic engagement through his studies, but experienced it firsthand during the Colorado Capital Conference this summer. As a CU Denver representative, Ali joined teams from universities across Colorado and traveled to Washington, D.C. in July to meet with...

The Political Science Department is thrilled to welcome Robin Kniech as the Director of New Directions in Politics and Public Policy! Robin Kniech comes to the New Directions program with nearly 30 years of experience in local and state government, non-profit leadership and politics and policy. She holds a J.D.,...

Dr. Betcy Jose will present 'Social Media, Gender, and Civilian Self-Protection in the Sudanese Context' on July 26 in Mozambique, Africa at the Digitalisation, AI and Feminist Futures conference . This joint hybrid conference is sponsored by Feminist Africa and the International Feminist Journal of Politics. Dr. Jose will be...

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...

On March 21st, Professor Basim Mahmood led a small group of dedicated political science scholars to see the former Granada Relocation Center, also known as "Camp Amache", where over 7,000 Japanese Americans were imprisoned after F.D.R. signed Executive Order 9066. While walking through the ruins of the site, these scholars...

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...