Faculty, staff and students of the MU Department of Political Science were saddened to learn of the recent passing of Dr. Dean Yarwood. Dr. Yarwood served 33 years at MU, teaching public administration in the Political Science Department, from 1967 until his retirement in 2000, with two rotations as department chair. From 1992 to 1995, he was the Frederick A. Middlebush Professor in Political Science.  Dr.

Our very own Emir Yazici has been selected to moderate an upcoming Kansas City International Relations Council Discussion. This will be a discussion of separatism, its recent traction, and how these movements move forward in a post-COVID world. 

For event details, visit here. 

Congratulations to our political science graduates! We wish we could celebrate with you in person, but for now we will have to cheer from afar. We are so proud of your success, growth, and accomplishments. You have made the University of Missouri proud, and we cannot wait to see what you do from this day forward.

Congratulations class of 2020!

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On May 1, the department held our annual awards reception online via Zoom, honoring our undergraduate and graduate student scholarship winners.

Undergraduate Awards

William L. Bradshaw Scholarship
Zach Taylor

Jeffrey D. Byrne Scholarship
Adam Lappe

J.G. Heinberg Scholarship
Danielle DuClos
Emily Lower
Hannah Shupert