K-State Political Science

Don't forget to apply to the 2026-2027 Political Science Scholarships by this Sunday the 15th! Questions? Email polsci@ksu.edu.

From textbooks to studying abroad, donations from K-State Day of Giving have had a tremendous impact on our students'. Join in #KStateDayofGiving by spreading the word or giving to support our students' success!

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Ethan Bernick has been named the 2025–2026 College of Arts & Sciences Professional Development Award recipient for his outstanding contributions representing our department. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Bernick!

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We love seeing the different things our Master of Public Administration program does together! The other night, they enjoyed an evening of bowling at the K-State Student Union!

We invite our students to join us next Wednesday, January 28, from 2:30 - 5:00pm for the 12th Annual Civil Rights Teach-In hosted by @kstateartsci. This event will take place in the Leadership Studies Building Town Hall and is free and open to the public.

Welcome back! We hope you all are feeling rested and excited for the Spring 2026 semester! Go ‘Cats!

The Political Science office will operate remotely 12/22 & 12/23/25 and will be closed 12/24/25-01/2/26. Additionally, K-State offices will be closed 12/25/25-01/1/26. We will resume regular business operations on Monday, January 5th, 2026.
Wishing you a wonderful Winter Break and Happy New Year!

Eleven of our political science students traveled to Chicago, IL, to participate in the American Model United Nations International. We also want to congratulate Brady Schneider on winning the Best Delegation Award for the International Atomic Energy Agency. Congratulations!

During the Student Fall Break (November 24-28, 2025) the Political Science office will operate remotely November 24th - 26th, and will be closed November 27th & 28th. We hope you have a safe and happy fall break and look forward to seeing you back on December 1st!

Thank you to our new faculty, Dr. Jie Wang and Dr. Candice Ortbals-Wiser, for their discussions at our Global Politics and Coffee Event. We appreciate everyone who came to engage in these conversations!

Please join us this Friday for The Live Ideas Lecture Series, presenting Environmental Ethics and Confucianism with Dr. Marion Hourdequin! This lecture will take place on October 24th from 1:30-3:00 PM in Regnier Forum, Regnier Hall!

Come join us at our next session of Global Politics & Coffee on Monday, October 20th at 12:30PM and enjoy free snacks, drinks, and engaging conversation!

During this graduation weekend, we would like to congratulate Kathy Lillich, our award winning student advisor, who graduated with a MS in Academic Advising and Dr. Jeff Pickering, who was recognized as one of two university Distinguished Graduate Faculty Award recipients!

We are excited for all our Political Science B.A. & B.S, Master of Public Administration, and Master of Security Studies graduates as they celebrate their commencement this weekend!

MPA Grads L to R: Idallis Shaffer, Jamie Fogle, Dr. Ethan Bernick (MPA Director), Korey Kneisley, Alexandra Partin

Join us TOMORROW at 5:30 pm at Manhattan Brewing Company as we co-host a speaker series with the K-State ICDD to lighten up our political conversations.

Dr. Nate Birkhead will discuss the myths and realities of voter fraud.

All members of the K-State community are welcome.

Join us Tuesday 2/27 for lunch as the Security Studies Program presents CAREERS IN INTELLIGENCE AND NATIONAL SECURITY, with Special Guest Commander Jean Anne Kim, USN

RSVP with the QR code or with the following link

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The Political Science Department is now accepting applications for 2024-2025 scholarships and assistantships! For a list of available scholarships and how to apply, visit the link below or email polsci@ksu.edu! www.k-state.edu/polsci/stude...

The Political Science Department is holding a scavenger hunt!

All undergraduate and graduate students in Political Science programs are welcome to play for the chance to win a pair of Apple Airpods!

Contest ends February 29, 2024
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Check out this student job opportunity in the department!

The K-State Advisor Forum has selected Kathy Lillich, academic advisor for the Political Science and History departments, for the December Charlie Award in recognition of her outstanding academic advising!
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Four Model United Nations team members won awards at the AMUN conference in Chicago!

Andrew Navarro, Jacob Hofman, Nick Kendrick, and Maria Velazco were all recognized for their exceptional representation of Kenya 🇰🇪

Many thanks to the team’s faculty advisors Drs. John Fliter & Michael Tyburski!

Congratulations to the recipients of the $250 Live Ideas scholarships awarded to participants of the Live Ideas Institute.

Max Wellbrock-Talley
Belaye Turner
Emmet Spaw
Sarah Troub
Dominic Moore
Alyssa Vanwey
Tatenda Sekabanja
Jordan Garrison

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Check out some of the highlights from the Model UN trip to Chicago!
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We wish you a wonderful Thanksgiving Break next week.

Please note the office staff will work remotely Nov 20th-22nd.

All university offices are closed Nov 23rd & 24th.