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Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, SIGS faculty member, gives an in-depth look on the history of Inaguration Day
January 16, 2025Department News
The Passing of Dr. Earl Conteh-Morgan
We regret to announce the passing of SIGS faculty member Dr. Earl Conteh-Morgan.
December 9, 2024Department News
Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan, SIGS professor, nearly lost everything in Hurricane Helene. Her USF coworkers stepped up to help.
November 5, 2024Department News
SIGS faculty member Dr. Jongseok Woo joined Dr. Tad Schnuafer, SIGS Adjunct and Strategy and Research Manager at the Global and National Security Institute at USF, for a conversation on the GNSI podcast "At the Boundary."
August 9, 2024Department News
SIGS faculty Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan and Dr. Kirsten England discuss voting in the upcoming 2024 primary.
July 8, 2024Department News
Students travel across Alabama to retrace the steps of civil rights leaders
An interdisciplinary group of USF students travelled across portions of the 鈥淐ivil Rights Trail鈥� in Alabama to gain more insight on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
June 24, 2024Department News
SIGS faculty member Dr. Edwin Benton talked to the Tampa Bay times about school tax referendums.
May 23, 2024Department News
Political Science Major Laura Shaw Takes Road to the White House
SIGS student Laura Shaw took Road to the White House in Spring 2024 with Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan.
April 30, 2024Department News
SIGS Student Interns with 91社区 House Democratic Leader
Annabelle Folsom, SIGS student, works as an intern for 91社区 House Democratic Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell.
March 27, 2024Department News
SIGS Professor, Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, discusses 5 reasons why Russia might invade Ukraine in her article titled 鈥�5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine 鈥� and why the US is involved,鈥� in The Conversation. Russia has amassed troops along its border with Ukraine. Prior to this, Russia started moving troops into Belarus, a country bordering Russia and Ukraine.
February 12, 2022Department News
Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper
SIGS professor Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper titled, Social and emotional learning (SEL) of newcomer and refugee students, at the OECD iLibrary.
January 31, 2022Department News
Currently, Middle Eastern migrants are traveling through Belarus to Poland in an effort to reach the European Union. However, they are experiencing resistance at the Poland border where Polish border guards refuse to allow them entry into Poland. Instead, migrants are being deterred with water hoses and forced to camp at the border in freezing conditions. You can read more about the situation in Dr. Kulakevich鈥檚 article, linked above.
November 18, 2021Department News