Alumni honored during Homecoming week

The Department of Political Science honored two alumni with achievement awards during the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Honors and Awards Ceremony on Oct. Read More

Graduate student appointed Summer Scholar

Jacob Martin is spending the summer enhancing federal policymakers' careers. Read More

Callahan receives 2017 Dwight Ink Public Service Award

Iowa State University’s Department of Political Science honored former Anamosa city administrator Patrick J. Callahan with its 2017 Dwight Ink Public Service Award on Wednesday,… Read More

United States Strategic Command Conference

Senior Lecturer Ellen Pirro led a delegation of 4 graduate students and 7 undergraduates to the March 9-10, 2017, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) student… Read More

Year of the Rooster Lunar New Year Celebration

January 27, 2017, the Department of Political Science held its first-ever Spring Festival Lunar New Year celebration. Students, faculty, and family members of the Department… Read More

Ditonto: Competence matters more than gender for women running for office

The nomination of the first woman presidential candidate shatters some gender barriers, but reinforces certain stereotypes and double standards Read More

Adventure TIME

Political science and Greenlee major tours the political scene through amazing internships. Read More

Richard Mansbach to be recognized by International Studies Association at Distinguished Scholar Panel

The association will recognize Mansbach to honor his lifetime of research in international relations in February Read More

Malcolm Nance to present fall 2016 Manatt-Phelps Lecture in Political Science

Internationally renowned counterterrorism analyst Malcolm Nance will share insights into the global terror group ISIS—the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria—when he presents the… Read More

A Cyclone in command

*This article first appeared in the Spring 2016 issue of Link Magazine, the quarterly alumni magazine for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.*… Read More

New Alliance with US STRATCOM

The **importance** of the new “Alliance” between the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) and several universities including ISU is that Cyber security and Cyber defense… Read More

Lissa Villa Internship with TIME

Lissa Villa, senior in Political Science and in Journalism and Mass Communication, will pursue a 10-week internship in the Washington, DC, bureau of TIME. She… Read More

Deterrence and Assurance Workshop and Conference

Ellen Pirro and 10 ISU students participated in the Deterrence and Assurance Workshop and Conference, conducted at the University of Nebraska at Omaha, March 3-4th,… Read More

Research productivity x2

Olga Chyzh, assistant professor of political science and statistics, and Mark Nieman, assistant professor of political science, joined LAS in Summer 2015. The spousal team… Read More

Political Science students honored at Iowa’s state legislator “Welcome Back” reception

Two Political Science students–Lissa Villa (left) and Erin Norton (right) were honored at the 16th annual “Welcome Back” reception for Iowa’s state legislators, January 12,… Read More

Dr. Steffen Schmidt selected as William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer

The University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service selected Dr. Steffen Schmidt, University Professor in Iowa State’s political science department, to speak as a William J. Clinton Distinguished Lecturer in their upcoming focus on the Iowa Caucus. Read More

Media advisory: 2016 Iowa caucuses and issues

The following is a list of Iowa State University experts available to comment on issues and candidates for the 2016 election. Read More