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| Welcome to the Department of Political Science at the University of Georgia, which is part of the School of Public and International Affairs. Our faculty are leading scholars in their fields and award-winning teachers as well as valuable members of their communities. Currently in the department there are 20 tenured or tenure track faculty, 1 fellow, and 1 lecturer. We have 34 graduate students and over 800 undergraduate majors. |
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| Congratuations to Political Science graduates Michael Svetich and Phillip Rubin. Both have been accepted into the 2008 summer-entering class at Duke Law School. These two students were chosen from over 6000 applicants for only 200 available seats. |
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Ph.D. candidate Henrik Schatzinger will start working as a Research Analyst at the Campaign Finance Institute (CFI) this August, a non-partisan institute affiliated with the George Washington University. He will analyze the campaign finance activity of donors, candidates, parties and interest groups under the direction of Dr. Michael Malbin. He will also conduct survey research of campaign donors and volunteers. |
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 Congratulations to PhD candidate Dan Reed, who has accepted an Assistant Professor position in the Department of Government at American University. He will begin teaching at AU in the Fall of 2008. |
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| Dr. Haynes and Dr. Bullock are quoted in two Savannah Now articles: "How About an Obama/Nunn ticket?" and " Experts say Barr might take enough votes away from McCain to give Obama a chance." |
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| Dr. Haynes' Media and Politics class mentioned in The Sunday Paper in reference to Meghan McCain's blog. |
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Hamilton Jordan, a 1967 UGA Political Science graduate, who helped propel Jimmy Carter to the White House and served as his chief of staff,  died Tuesday, May 20, 2008, after a long battle with
cancer.
Mr. Jordan kept close ties with UGA after graduation. Along with our own Dr. John Maltese, Mr. Jordan was key in coordinating the 2007 Carter Conference at UGA. He was also a member of the Board of Visitors of the School of Public and International Affairs and a fellow with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government.
The Department of Political Science extends its sympathies to those who knew Mr. Jordan. He will be missed. |
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 Dr. Audrey Haynes and Dr. Paul Gurian spoke to SPIA's Board of Visitors about the presidential nomination campaign in Atlanta at the UGA Alumni Center. Pictured with them is The Honorable Wyche Fowler who served in the House and the Senate of the United States and served as the Ambassador to Saudi Arabia during the Clinton Administration and currently serves on SPIA's Board of Visitors. |
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| Listen to Dr. Robert Grafstein discuss the history and current state of China from his interview on WGAU, April 29th . |
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| Congratulations to political science undergraduate major Jimari Jones on being accepted to the Ralph Bunche Summer Institute at Duke University. This honor is only given to 20 future political scientists every year. |
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| Doctoral student Josh Putnam's blog is a topic of discussion in US News and World Report. In his blog, Putnam breaks down head-to-head races against Republican Presidential candidate John McCain versus Democratic hopefuls Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. See the article and Putnam's comments. |
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| The Russell Hall Last Lecture Series was created in Spring 2003 by the Department of University Housing, Franklin College of Arts and Sciences, and The Division of Academic Enhancement. The residents of Russell Hall nominate their favorite professors, and the professor with the most nominations is invited to Russell Hall to present a lecture, as if it were his or her "last lecture." Dr. Audrey Haynes the 2008 award winner. Check back for her official lecture date. |
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