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Govern for America (GFA) fellowship opportunity

Jan. 22, 2024

Are you ready to be an advocate for change? The GFA Fellowship is a two-year program for developing leaders to address national concerns. Receive comprehensive instruction and direction, and work with peers who are making an important impact. Your Role: Participate in senior-level plans. Apply theory to policy research and...

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Denver Council Panel on Refugees & Asylum Seekers

Jan. 17, 2024

On Thursday, January 25th , the Denver Council on Foreign Relations-Young Professionals Committee (DCFR-YPC) is hosting an engaging and timely panel titled Human Stories, Global Journeys: Responding to ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø's New Refuges and Asylum Seekers. The panel will be hosted in partnership with the International Rescue Committee and the German American...

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Student Feature - Chloe Ragsdale, PRAXIS Co-Editor

Dec. 7, 2023

Hi, my name is Chloe Ragsdale, and I am a co-editor of Volume 6 of Praxis ! I am currently a junior and am working towards my bachelor’s degree in English and Political Science with a minor in Honors and Leadership. I am very passionate and involved in the writing...

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Course Highlight - Film and Politics (PSCI 3347)

Dec. 6, 2023

Whether you watch a hard-hitting documentary or the latest Marvel movie, Citizen Kane or Star Wars, your favorite films are packed with political messages! In PSCI 3347: Film and Politics , students will learn how to critically evaluate films—both classic and contemporary—as an inherently political medium. Whether designed as propaganda...

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Course Highlight - International Security (PSCI 4240)

Dec. 5, 2023

What is to be defended? What should it be defended against? By what means should it be defended? These three questions lie at the heart of the discipline of International Security. The answers to them vary from one approach to international security to another. This course introduces students to the...

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Join us at Brooklyn's for a Political Mixer!

Nov. 9, 2023

We're excited to announce that Pi Sigma Alpha will be hosting a special mixer on Thursday, November 16th from 5:30-7 pm at Brooklyn's (901 Auraria Parkway). This is an excellent opportunity for faculty and students to connect, unwind, and engage in political discussion. This event promises to be a relaxing...

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CU at the Capitol - Spring 2024

Oct. 25, 2023

CU at the Capitol (PSCI 4924) is an upcoming Spring 2024 course that provides students the opportunity to gain hands-on legislative experience as interns at the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø capitol! Students enrolled in this class will serve as legislative aides in the ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø General Assembly where they will build professional skills and...

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Sasha Breger-Bush Co-authors Research With Students

Oct. 11, 2023

The Political Science Department is proud to facilitate professional-level collaboration between students and experienced faculty. That is part of why we are excited to share work recently co-authored by Dr. Sasha Breger-Bush and her students! Published in the September/October 2023 edition of economics magazine Dollars & Sense, Will the World...

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Study Abroad in Korea!

Oct. 5, 2023

This maymester study abroad program explores one of the world's largest and most technically advanced cities, while also taking students into remote traditional Korean communities, including mountain hikes to shaman sites and overnight stays at traditional Confucian villas. By exploring the palaces, temples, and coastal communities of traditional Korea, students...

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Student Spotlight! - Caitlyn Agee-Keys

Sept. 13, 2023

Caitlyn Agee-Keys is a junior student in political science at CU Denver and currently a student research assistant. She loves that the program has pushed her to be curious about things she had never considered, and even helped her answer questions she didn’t know she should be asking! Caitlyn’s favorite...

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