Category Archives: Alumni

UConn attends Midwest PSA conference

Several members of the UConn community attended the Midwest Political Science Association annual conference. Thanks to Claire Simonich for the photos: Prof. Michael Morrell presented a paper using an experimental method to examine the effects of empathy and winning and … Continue reading

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Oks ’09 Clerking in New Jersey

Caroline Oks (who graduated with a POLS/ANTH double major and Human Rights Minor in 2009), earned her law degree at Seton Hall University in May 2012, and is currently a judicial clerk for the Honorable John C. Kennedy, J.A.D. in … Continue reading

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Dr. Marc O’Reilly wins teaching award

Dr. Marc O’Reilly, a UConn PhD in POLS, won the Ream-Paradiso Distinguished Teaching Award. Dr. O’Reilly is an associate professor of political science who has taught at Heidelberg since 2001. Congratulations!

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O’Mara ’12 accepted to graduate program at Northeastern

Aidan O’Mara (POLS 2012) has been accepted to the D’Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University, where he has received a graduate fellowship to pursue a Master’s of Science in Accounting and a Master’s of Business Administration (MSA/MBA) beginning in … Continue reading

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UConn Graduate Works on Mapping Terrorist Activity

Kevin McQuade ’11 (POLS) is a doctoral student in political science at University of Pittsburgh (PA). During Summer 2012, he served as a research assistant at Stanford University for Dr. Martha Crenshaw on the Mapping Militant Organizations Project, where he … Continue reading

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New Book Out: Teaching Politics Beyond the Book

Dr. Rob Glover (UConn POLS PhD) and Daniel Tagliarina, a POLS PhD student, co-edited a book, Teaching Politics Beyond the Book, about using various types of media to teach political issues. The book is with Continuum Press (now a part … Continue reading

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Panel: Exploring Careers in Government and Politics (Oct 22)

The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and the Department of Political Science present “Exploring Careers in Government and Politics“ Meet and hear from political science alumni; Network with alumni after the panel Monday, October 22, 2012, at 7:00 pm … Continue reading

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Hudak receives PhD

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

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

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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