Sep
25
2026
Political Science Department Open House
2:30 PM - 5:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Undergraduates in Political Science, as well as students from across the College and University are invited to join the Political...
Events
Department of Political Science Events
For more information about requesting event support, or a room reservation please see Planning an Event.
Faculty and students are active participants in campus institutes and centers, including the Buffett Institute for Global Affairs, the Institute for Policy Research, and the Kaplan Humanities Institute.
Upcoming Events:
Sep
29
2026
American Politics Workshop: Professor G. Agustin Markarian (Loyola University Chicago), TBD
12:30 PM - 2:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the American Politics Workshop as they host G. Agustin Markarian, Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola University...
Oct
6
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Qin Huang (Uni of Rhode Island), "Computational Typology: Classifying Regional Economies in China"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Qin Huang, Assistant Professor and Assistant Director of the Computational Social...
Oct
20
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Ali Sanaei (UChicago), Simulating Realistic Focus Group Discussions Using Large Language Models
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Ali Sanaei, Associate Instructional Professor of Computational Social Science at the...
Oct
28
2026
Pizza and Politics: Midterms Edition
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Political Science Department for Pizza & Politics: Midterms Edition! Professor Stephen Nelson and other members of the...
Nov
4
2026
PS 490: Statistical Computing Workshop - Professor Jake Bowers (UIUC), "Two fully specified Bayes factors for hypothesis testing and sensitivity analysis in process tracing"
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Statistical Computing Workshop as they host Jake Bowers, Professor in the Departments of Political Science and Statistics...
Nov
6
2026
Racial and Ethnic Politics Workshop: Professor Mo Torres (Michigan), TBD
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the Racial and Ethnic Politics Workshop as they host Dr. Mo Torres, , Assistant Professor of Sociology and...
Nov
6
2026
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Sebastian Rosato (Notre Dame), TBD
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Sebastian Rosato, Professor of Political Science at the University of...
Jan
15
2027
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Cleo O'Brien-Udry (UIUC), TBD
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Cleo O'Brien-Udry, Assistant Professor in the Political Science Department at...
Feb
5
2027
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Richard Clark (Notre Dame), TBD
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Richard Clark, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University...
Feb
24
2027
Honors Info Session
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Are you thinking about applying to the Political Science Honors program? Join the Political Science Department for this info session...
Feb
26
2027
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Sarah Bauerle Danzman (Indiana University), TBD
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Sarah Bauerle Danzman, associate professor of international studies at the...
May
7
2027
International Relations Speaker Series: Professor Michael Kenwick (Rutgers University), TBD
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM, sponsored by Department of Political Science
Please join the International Relations Speaker Series as they host Michael Kenwick, Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science...