With big stirrups to fill, our Undergraduate Advisor, Susan Smith, is leaving her staff position with the department and will focus on teaching. The faculty, staff, and hundreds of students are grateful for Susan's many years of dedicated service. Although more accustomed to riding a tractor, the department is pleased to announce that long-time Instructor, Nick … [Read more...] about Riding Off Into the Sunset
Despite the cessation of almost all in-person academics, Political Science faculty, like Dr. Ashley Leinweber, continue to be scholarly active. Since we last saw students in the classroom, Dr. Leinweber has participated in three zoominars. The first, sponsored by Foreign Policy considered "How Will Coronavirus Affect Great-Power Competition." The second, … [Read more...] about COVID-19 Does Not Stop Scholarship
As the Political Science department welcomes our new faculty, Drs. Masterson and Davies, we say farewell to two long-time faculty members. Dr. Joel Paddock will retire in May and Dr. Dennis Hickey will retire in July at the conclusion of his appointment as The James Morris Endowed Professor of Political Science. Between them, they have more than 60 years of … [Read more...] about Changing of the Guard
In a recent Arab News article, Dr. David Romano argues that President Erdogan’s response to the COVID-19 crisis has not "been tailored to the exigencies of the crisis [but] rather [to the] the political imperatives of those in power." To read the whole story, see Turkey's Response. … [Read more...] about Turkey’s Response to the COVID-19 Crisis
The Political Science department at Missouri State University is pleased to welcome Caitlin Davies. I am thrilled to be joining the Department of Political Science at Missouri State University as an Assistant Professor beginning in Fall 2020. I recently received my PhD in Political Science from Stony Brook University in New York. My specialization is in American Politics … [Read more...] about Caitlin Davies Joins PLS Department