This Year's Outstanding Paper Award Winner
Congratulations to Samantha Post!
May 5, 2021
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Grand Valley Political Science Department
Welcome to the GVSU Political Science department!
Our lives are affected by politics every day, and political events are happening all around us. Political Science is the study of politics in its many forms, including protest movements and revolutions, law-making and criminal justice, war and international conflicts, human rights violations and efforts to stop them, campaigns and elections in the U.S. and around the world, and competing political ideas and ideologies.
Our courses provide the tools to analyze and understand all of these things and more, and they also help students develop skills in research, analysis, writing, and speaking that are necessary for success in a variety of professions. Our graduates work in nonprofit organizations, international affairs, business, education, advocacy groups, and in local, state, and national government.
The GVSU Political Science Department offers Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in Political Science. We also host an interdisciplinary Bachelor of Arts degree in International Relations.
Events
Hidden Wounds of War Conference
May 6, 2021 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM
How can we better serve those who serve and have served us? This question challenges us to think about those who gave some, and those who gave all, to serve our communities and our nation. Veterans,...
Ronald C. White: Lincoln in Private
May 13, 2021 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Abraham Lincoln was known as a deeply private man, even among those who worked closest with him. Lincoln’s “best thoughts,” as he called them, came in the form of short notes; it...
Midwest History Conference
May 26, 2021 All Day
As in 2016, the 2020 election year shined a spotlight on the Midwest. This conference continues a vibrant discussion which has grown significantly over the last six years, a collaborative conference...
Midwest History Conference
May 27, 2021 All Day
As in 2016, the 2020 election year shined a spotlight on the Midwest. This conference continues a vibrant discussion which has grown significantly over the last six years, a collaborative conference...
News
Bowen and Boss Named 2021-22 Batchelder Scholars
The Political Science Department is pleased to recognize Rebekkah Bowen and Kylie Boss as our Batchelder Scholars for the 2021-2022 school year.
Apr 28, 2021
Sumner Wins Political Science Excellence-in-a-discipline Award
The Political Science Department congratulates Starr Sumner, this year's winner of the Excellence-in-a-Discipline Award for Political Science.
Apr 5, 2021
Moine Receives Thomas M. Seykora Award
Congratulations to Lauren Moine on being this year's recipient of the Thomas M. Seykora Award.
Apr 5, 2021
Miller-Adams Publishes New Book
Professor Michelle Miller-Adams' new book, The Path to Free College, has just been published by Harvard Education Press.
Mar 22, 2021
Spotlights
Jill Grifhorst
Jill Grifhorst
Robert Monaghan
Corporate Executive and Nonprofit Leader
Alan Dunklow
Assistant Attorney General for the State of Maryland
Dorothy Sewe
Aids Refugee Relocation Efforts
Shaun Brodie
Shaun Brodie
