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Paid Research Position: Under-Grad Preferred

U.S. Police Reform Study Researcher Apps Due Dec 11

Work location: Remote Eligibility: Open to undergraduate and graduate students. (Undergraduate students preferred) Application deadline: December 11, 2021 Please email your resume and...

Posted: December 3, 2021, 12:01 PM

Another Exciting Winter Course Offering!

Poli 468 Disaster Politics

Class meeting asynchronously online, Winter 2022 The goal of this course is to introduce students to the political and policy dimensions of disaster. The two key questions we ask here are (a)...

Posted: December 2, 2021, 2:29 PM

Exciting Winter Course Offering!!!

Earn Upper Level Elective Credit with POLI 390

Dr. Brigid Starkey is teaching a dynamic winter course: POLI 390 American Foreign Policy  POLI 390 provides an overview of American foreign policy with a focus on the post WW-2 period.  Gain...

Posted: December 2, 2021, 12:49 PM

Demystifying MCS 499: Capstone Senior Seminar

Don’t be scared of the finish line!

By Shesh Batni When you first declare Media and Communication Studies as your major, you may notice at the end of the road sits a little course titled MCS 499: Capstone Senior Seminar. But beyond...

Posted: December 2, 2021, 10:51 AM

MCS alum Masongo Ogora

starts podcast using skills from both theory & production

By Shesh Batni Recently, I sat down with MCS alum Masongo Ogora 21’ to hear his experience of finishing the MCS program, graduating, and moving onto new adventures using all the skills he’s...

Posted: December 1, 2021, 2:50 PM

PAID Summer Public Service Internships

Apps open Dec 1st. In Person and Remote Positions Available

Applications Open December 1st  Priority Applications Due Feb 1st   Application Deadline March 1st    Governor’s Summer Internship Program (GSIP) Fellows are placed at a government...

Posted: November 30, 2021, 2:10 PM

Prof. Short & Farmer publ. on climate change and cities

Article coauthored by MPP student Abbey Farmer

Public Policy Professor John Rennie Short and M.P.P. student Abbey Farmer have published a new article in the journal Earth.  In the article, they examine the disjunction between the rapid pace...

Posted: November 29, 2021, 4:57 PM

Baltimore Field School Culminating Event (Free)

"Scholarly Reportage and the End of Extraction"

Scholarly Reportage and the End of Extraction  Connecting People and Public information  Red Emma's  6:30-8pm on Tuesday, November 30, 2021 Free tickets on Eventbrite How might scholars...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 12:16 PM

Harry Bhandari Successfully Defends his Dissertation

On November 15, 2021 Harry Bhandari of LLC Cohort 19 successfully defended his dissertation and earned the title of Doctor of Philosophy. He is currently making final edits to his manuscript and...

Posted: November 22, 2021, 11:53 AM

Free Food and Hot Chocolate! Dec 1st 4pm

POLI Happy Hour: What Can I Do With My Poli Sci Degree

Dear all POLI students! The Political Science Department and Council of Majors will be hosting "POLI Happy Hour: What Can I Do With My Political Science Degree?" on Wednesday, December 1st at...

Posted: November 19, 2021, 12:31 PM