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  • Join the 91ÁÔÆæ Department of Political Science for an in-person breakfast at the UH Hilton to listen to UH Experts discuss the high points and the takeaways of the Texas Legislative Session. Ask questions about the things that matter to you from the session.

  • UH Professor Wins Award

    Professor Boris Shor is the winner of the Jewell Enduring Contribution Award, given by the State Politics & Policy section of APSA. The award recognizes Prof. Shor's article, "The Ideological Mapping of State Legislatures," co-authored with Nolan McCarty.

  • POLS PhD Wins Best Paper Award

     POLS PhD Samantha Chapa was recently awarded the MPSA Latina/o Caucus Best Grad Student Paper award, for her paper, "Cities, Inclusion Policies, and the Ripple Effect on Immigrant Communities." Congratulations Sam!

  • UH Political Science professors Jennifer Clark and Jason Casellas led a webinar analyzing the current Texas Legislative Session. .  

  • UH POLS PhD Candidate Samantha Chapa is a featured member on the APSA website, which contains a lengthy interview with her. Congratulations Sam!

  • interview by UH POLS lecturer Jenna Davis discussing the current Texas Legislative Session with State Rep. Gene Wu.

What to Get Out of a Political Science Degree

Coogs in Public Office

  • Odus Evbagharu, Chair of the Harris County Democratic Party
    Political Science BA, 2018
    Interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Church

  • Bridgette Smith-Lawson, Fort Bend County Attorney
    UH Political Science BA, 2000

  • Judge Alfred Bennett, United States District Judge, Southern District of Texas
    UH Political Science B.S., 1988
    Interviewed by Professor Lydia Tiede

  • Carol Alvarado – Coogs in Public Office

    Carol Alvarado, TX State Senator, District 6
    UH Political Science BA
    Interviewed by Professor Jason Casellas

  • James White, State Representative, TX House District 19
    UH Political Science Ph.D., 2012
    Interviewed by Professor Brandon Rottinghaus

  • Sean Skipworth, Mayor, City of Dickinson, TX
    UH Political Science M.A., 2008
    Interviewed by Professor Jeffrey Church

  • Dylan Osborne, Harris County Treasurer
    UHD Political Science B.A.,  MPA
    Interviewed by Professor Elizabeth Simas

WEBINARS WITH FORMER MEMBERS OF CONGRESS

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