Category Archives: Alumni

Hudak receives PhD

Posted on March 2, 2012 by

John Hudak ’05, an honors scholar at UConn, successfully defended his dissertation at Vanderbilt University.  The dissertation was entitled “The Politics of Federal Grants: Presidential Influence over the Distribution of Federal Funds.”  John has been named a Fellow in Governance Studies at … Continue reading →

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Morales-Ortiz Promoted

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

Javier Morales-Ortiz, Ph.D. (UConn, 2005), was promoted to Associate Professor, Political Science and International Studies, at Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio. Congratulations!

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Prof. Datta Receives Outstanding Leader Award

Posted on December 19, 2011 by

Prof. Rekha Datta Receives the Outstanding Leader Award from the National Society for Experiential Education (the following is the text of a Monmouth press release) Monmouth University is pleased to announce Dr. Rekha Datta, professor of political science and a … Continue reading →

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Exploring Careers in Business and Non-profits (Nov 7)

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Exploring Careers in Business and Non-profits Monday, November 7th, 7:00 pm, CLAS Room 163 · Marc Belletsky ’83 Advanced Marketing Group, LLC & The Hartford Financial   Services Group, Inc. · Jason Jakubowski ’99, ’01 Hospital for Special Care · Donna Jolly ’79 Hartford … Continue reading →

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Internsip Program a Hit

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

Attendees greatly enjoyed the “Interning in Government” Information Exchange held in the Student Union on Tuesday, October 4, 2011.  This event was co-sponsored by Career Services and POLS. The panelists who provided information regarding internship opportunities during the first half … Continue reading →

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Duelfer to visit campus

Posted on September 21, 2011 by

Charles A. Duelfer, former Special Advisor to the Director of the CIA on Iraqi Weapons of Mass Destruction and a UConn graduate, will visit campus on Wednesday, September 21, 2011. Duelfer is the author of the ‘Duelfer Report‘ which provides … Continue reading →

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TONIGHT: Exploring Careers in Govt and Int’l Affairs

Posted on September 19, 2011 by

Exploring Careers in Government and International Affairs Monday, September 19, 2011 at 7:00 pm CLAS Room 163 For more details, see here.

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Exploring Careers in Govt and Int’l Affairs (Sept 19, 7 pm, CLAS 163)

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

ATTENTION POLITICAL SCIENCE MAJORS (AND OTHERS …): It’s never too late to think about your future … and what you might be able to do with your political science major!  The Political Science Department and the UCONN Alumni Association have … Continue reading →

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Weinstein ’10 secures fellowship

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

From Eric Weinstein ’10, a POLS major: “I was selected as a Henry J. Raimondo fellow from the Eagleton Institute of Politics. I will be taking a Legislative Policy Making course with Dr. Alan Rosenthal (the nonpartisan member selected by … Continue reading →

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Alvarez publishes new book on Vatican and War

Posted on May 11, 2011 by

Prof. David Alvarez just published The Pope’s Soldiers: A Military History of the Modern Vatican in the Modern War Series of the University Press of Kansas. Alvarez received his MA and PhD from UConn and is a professor in the … Continue reading →

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