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Associate Professor of Political Science, Stephen L. Quackenbush was invited to give the keynote address at a December 2019 conference at the Center for Security and Strategic Research in Latvia. The title of his address was International Conflict, Logic, and Deterrence.
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The December 3, Inside Mizzou podcast featured 2 MSA leaders: President Jennifer Sutterer, a senior double majoring in political science and philosophy; and Senate Speaker Jacob Addington, a senior majoring in journalism. The ins and outs of the legislative process as well as the many unique ways MSA contributes to life at Mizzou are discussed.
Arts and Science senior Ali Abdulaziz has had no lack of involvement while here at Mizzou. On top of his political science major and military science minor, he is heavily involved with the MU Reserve Officer Training Corps, Mizzou Cannon Crew, Ranger Company, intramural sports, and he has been a primary trainer for United Service Dogs with Veterans.
The University of Missouri’s Model UN team earned the "Overall Best Delegation" award for the first time in the program’s history during the annual American Model United Nations (AMUN) conference. The winning 10-member student team traveled to Chicago to represent Sweden this year. They pair off into teams of two, each with a council and agenda they represent. The entire 10-member team earned the overall award.
Dr. Sheena Greitens has received the 2019 Provost’s Award for Leadership in International Education. The award recognizes MU faculty who have provided outstanding leadership in strengthening MU’s international dimension.
Dr. William Horner is a 2019 University of Missouri Curators’ Distinguished Teaching Professor. This honor recognizes Horner's exemplary service to the University of Missouri and his contributions through teaching, research and engagement.
Lael Keiser, interim chair of Political Science and director of the Truman School of Public Affairs, has been announced as a 2019 Academy Fellow by National Academy of Public Administration.
NAPA offers non-partisan assistance to government leaders in addressing public administration challenges.
Mateo Mateo says one of the most important lessons he learned at Mizzou during his freshman year is to pay attention in class. The Immokalee, Florida, native was sitting in one of Teaching Professor Bill Horner’s political science classes last spring when he heard Horner mention that applications were being accepted for the Betty Ann McCaskill Memorial Scholarship, which provides financial support to undergraduates studying political science who participate in internship programs in Washington, D.C....
Graduate Award Recipients
In May, the department held our annual awards reception, honoring our undergraduate and graduate student scholarship winners.
Undergraduate Scholarship Winners
William L. Bradshaw Scholarship
Riley Messer
Jeffrey D. Byrne Scholarship
Mary Claire Schallenberg
J.G. Heinberg Scholarship
Sarah Cox
Rachel Hehr
Andrew Huber
Kalleberg Family Memorial Scholarship
Natalie Sales
Edward Goldring, doctoral candidate in Political Science, has been awarded a 2019-20 US-Asia Grand Strategy Fellowship at the University of Southern California’s Korean Studies Institute.
Goldring will be studying under David Kang, working on his dissertation on the causes of elite purges in dictatorships, which includes an individual-level analysis of elite purges in North Korea under Kim Jong Un.
Michael Smith, Jake Haselswerdt, Nicole Foster Shoaf, Moises Arce, Kevin Anderson, Nisha Bellinger, Marvin Overby, Fares Akremi
An alumni reception was held at MPSA in April for alumni, faculty, and graduate students.