Do you wonder why autocrats care what people think? Here is a good piece at New York Times. You can also read our own Prof. Reuter making comments–you will need to be patient to scroll all the way down toward the end.
POL SCI @ UWM would like to welcome everybody back to school on September 9 (Wednesday). First, faculty and graduate students will meet at the department main office and conference room from 11:30am to 1:30pm. This is a come-and-go gathering for the team and community building. Feel free to stop by at any time and …
We are so excited to welcome Dr. Samatha Hagle to the Political Science department. Professor Hagle's specialty is in comparative politics and international relations. She received her Ph.D. here at UWM in 2023, and previously taught in various universities, including Marquette University and University of Ohio. Now, she is back to us. Professor Hagle will …
For the fourth time in its history, our UWM's Epsilon Xi chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honors Society, received a "Best Chapter Award" from the national society. In addition, our own Teaching Professor Emeritus Kristin Trenholm-Horowitz was recognized with a National Advisor of the Year award. Full stories can be found …
Cheers to Professor Kristin Trenholm on her retirement from @uwmilwaukee ! Kristin has been a huge asset to our department and we were so happy to celebrate with her last week. (She received so many flowers (see the picture!) and well-wishes!) She’s made a deep impact on our students, nominated several times for teaching …
Ellyn Blakeman, the Pi Sigma Alpha, Chapter Epsilon Xi President, has been awarded the 2026 UWM Student Excellence Award for the Outstanding Student Organization Leader of the Year! Congratulations, Ellyn!
The Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) invites applications for a full-time teaching faculty position. This is a 9-month instructional academic staff position with the possibility of additional paid teaching opportunities over the summer. The position will be on a yearly renewable contract, and its salary range is $30,355 – $46,555 …
The Political Science department is happy to announce the scholarship recipients. All the applications are very impressive, but they are exceptionally outstanding. Keep up the good work! The Michael C. LeMay Scholarship Michael Gavin: Ph.D. student with a focus on courts and judicial politics Cassidy Geyer: Undergraduate student majoring in Political Science and an active …
Faculty in the Media As you might imagine, our Political Science faculty get called upon frequently to contribute their expertise to local and national media outlets. Did you catch these? Sara Benesh Just how impartial are State Supreme Court justices? Associate professor Sara Benesh gave her take in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. As the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election …
Graduate Student Research Our PhD students traveled to academic conferences this year. Pictured to the left is Ahmet Ergurum and friends after their panel at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting where Ahmet presented his research using computational text analysis to consider the salience of emerging tech (AI, drones, semiconductors) on the United Nations Security …
Alumni Experiences Jaclyn Jecha ('24, MA Political Science) attended the 2025 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers at Georgetown University Law Center this summer. She shared her recollections of the program in this testimonial: Political science alum Jaclyn Jecha attended the 2025 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers at Georgetown University Law Center. This summer, …