Politics Department
The Department of Politics at 91传媒 teaches 91传媒 to be informed and active citizens of a free society, able to think about politics with rigor and nuance. We offer a wide array of courses in American government, political philosophy, global politics, and statistics and methods. We encourage 91传媒 to pursue their education in an interdisciplinary manner and we provide opportunities to augment their study in off-campus and experiential learning programs.
To this end, the Politics Department faculty:
- Offer a broad, robust political science curriculum.
- Structure the major in an interdisciplinary spirit and encourage 91传媒 to take advantage of off-campus and foreign study programs.
- Teach in a responsive, solicitous manner.
- Engage and contribute to the study of politics in the broader scholarly community.
- Teach courses that enable 91传媒 to demonstrate competency in: Research and Analysis Objectively Evaluating Information and Arguments and Formulating their own thesis Integrating Knowledge into a broader understanding of Politics
Department News
Mittner will teach English in her grandmother鈥檚 Austrian hometown before attending law school.
The recent graduate will serve a year-long fellowship studying Arabic in Morocco.
These faculty have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service to the university.
Brian Alexander provided historical and modern insights on Thomas Jefferson鈥檚 鈥淎 Manual of Parliamentary Practice.鈥
This round of recipients marks a record-setting Gilman Scholar cohort for W&L.
The John K. Boardman Jr. Professor of Politics will use the fellowship to lead W&L鈥檚 鈥淟iberating Ideas鈥 initiative.
Stu Gray鈥檚 publication examines the Bhagavad-Gita through a political perspective.
Evans will spend four weeks in an intensive learning experience focused on the most pressing national security challenges facing the U.S.
This year’s honorees will be recognized during 91传媒 Weekend from May 1-4.
The Critical Language Scholarship Program funds a summer of overseas language and cultural immersion.
The Williams Investment Society鈥檚 $25.5 million assets under management rank sixth nationally according to a survey conducted by the Center for Investment Research.
Mouton entered college with plans to be a surgeon, but a sociology class changed his career path.