We are grateful to announce the Joel B. Grossman Memorial Fund, which will be used for purposes related to constitutional law, the Supreme Court, or public law, including activities relating to Constitution Day.

Professor Robbie Shilliam will give the inaugural Distinguished Teacher Lecture on 7th May to the Department of International Relations at the University of St Andrews. Situated in Scotland, St Andrews is the third oldest university in the English-speaking world. The title of the lecture will be “British Empire, the Academy, and International Relations”.

Congratulations to Jose Luis Rodriguez Aquino! “Luis … incorporate[d] elements of his own teaching style that broke from the traditional mold while creating a valuable learning environment that is seldom seen from graduate students. In-class debates forced students to explore the different angles of pressing questions. Team competitions offered students a chance to work together […]

The journal PS: Political Science & Politics recently published “The Political Science 400”, an analysis of scholarly influence among Political Science faculty in the United States. Based on lifetime citation counts in Google Scholar, the list includes three members of our department: Bill Connolly, Dick Katz, and Jane Bennett. Mimi Keck was also recognized as one of the […]

Congratulations go to Professor Jane Bennett on her election by the JHU Board of Trustees to the Andrew W. Mellon Professorship in the Humanities. This is a well-deserved honor in recognition of her outstanding record of scholarship and many contributions to the department and university.