Political Science at KU

09/26/2026

A great Political Science department picnic, wth help from Q39 and the Lawrence Arts Center and the PSGA students! There were even bugs at the picnic - but they were stickers, ha.

09/23/2026

We have your Thursday afternoon plans locked in. ✅

🗓️ Thursday, September 24th at 4:00 pm | 📍Hall Center for the Humanities

📣 This week KU History will welcome our third annual National Hispanic Heritage Month Speaker, Dr. Sergio González, to campus! González will present, “Sanctuary in the Heartland: Histories of Immigrant Justice in the Midwest.”

For decades, Midwestern churches, neighborhoods, and local leaders have played a pivotal role in creating social movements to protect refugees and defend immigrant communities. Drawing on extensive archival research and oral histories, this lecture traces the history of sanctuary from the 1980s to the present, revealing how questions of migration, faith, and belonging have shaped the region. By examining these struggles in historical context, the talk invites audiences to reconsider the Midwest’s pivotal place in the national story of immigrant justice.

See you at the Hall Center!
https://bit.ly/SergioGonzález

09/21/2026

Professor Don Haider-Markel was on KPR's When Experts Attack!

09/21/2026

Some photo's from Friday's Democracy Day event! Thanks to all who participated and came to hear the presentations!

09/16/2026

KU Political Science graduate student, and GTA, Jingran Yang, has a new published article "Misreading Social Identity Theory: Why Affective-Polarisation Research Got It Wrong" in Political Studies Review. You can also see her interviewed about it here! Congratulations, Jingran!

In this episode, Senior Research Associate Mark Kaye talks with Dr ...

09/15/2026

From that sweaty July 4, 1776 gathering in a Pennsylvania statehouse to this very , our democracy has strived to live up to the core principle of "one person, one vote". And that starts with getting every American 🗽

If you’re looking to register to vote or check/update your voter registration, you’re in the right place! Not sure if you need to update your registration? Here’s a list of reasons to check your status: You’ve moved You’ve changed your name since you last voted You got married Here you can...

09/14/2026

📍Thurs, Sept 24th at 7PM in the KS Union Woodruff Auditorium
Followed by a Q&A with Director Patrick Bresnan, moderated by Academy Award winner Kevin Willmott, with panelist Chris Koliba

09/13/2026

Professor Paul Schumaker's Celebration of Life took place this afternoon in Alderson Auditorium. Professor, and Chair, John Kennedy and Professor Don Haider-Markel were among those sharing comments and memories to a quite full turnout.

09/12/2026

Thanks to the faculty, alumni, and graduate students from the KC metro area who attended the Women in Politics Mixer!

09/11/2026

More photos from Popsicles & Politics! Thanks to the Dole Institute of Politics and the School of Public Affairs & Administration for partnering with us on the event, and to all of the students who came out to share information about the politics-related organizations and opportunities available across KU.
https://www.instagram.com/tradewarlab/
https://www.instagram.com/ku.nsc/
https://www.instagram.com/ku_ahs/
https://www.instagram.com/kansasmocktrial/
https://www.instagram.com/ku.researchcollective/
https://www.instagram.com/dolesab/
https://www.facebook.com/DoleInstitute
https://www.facebook.com/KUSPAA