Kenneth F. Janda Prize for Distinguished Honors Thesis in Political Science

Julian Freiberg

The Revolving Door: Private Dentention Center Corporations, Bureaucratic Capital, and Political Influence

Advised by Professor Jacqueline Stevens

Akash Palani

Long Distance Nationalism: Indian Americans and Hindutva

Advised by Professor Julie Merseth

Thomas Abers Lourenço (Honorable Mention)

"Where Our Heroes Were Kept": Social Status and Political Prisoner Campaigns in Northern Ireland, Palestine, and South Africa

Advised by Professor Wendy Pearlman

Hayden Richardson (Honorable Mention)

Cheerleading at Northwestern University: A Case Study of Institutional Failure

Advised by Professor Sara Monoson and Professor Kimberly Yuracko

William M. McGovern Award for Academic Excellence, Leadership, and Citizenship

Zachary Colton-Max

Jamie Miller

Drew Weisberg

R. Barry Farrell Prize for Academic Achievement in Political Science

Thomas Abers Lourenço

"Mobilization Behind Bars: The Palestinian Prisoners' Movement and the Centrality of the Educational System"
Political Reseach Seminar: The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, taught by Professor Wendy Pearlman

Shreyas Iyer

"Progressive facade: Racist housing policies in San Francisco""
Political Reseach Seminar: Racial Politics in American Cities, taught by Professor Reuel Rogers

Allison You

"The Moneyless, the Magnate, and the Monarch: Scenes of Extremity in Hong Kong"
Political Reseach Seminar: Wealth and Power taught by Professor Benjamin Page

Senior Marshal

The Department of Political Science chooses one graduating senior to carry the Department’s banner at the Weinberg College Convocation. Nominations are submitted by graduating students and Political Science professors and chosen by the Undergraduate Program Committee.

Hayden Richardson