Political Science

Tuesday, February 16, 2021

A case study on Q methodology written by two Westminster College professors was recently published by London-based Sage Publishing.

Monday, November 9, 2020

Westminster College and Widener University Commonwealth Law School have established a 3+3 program partnership to offer Westminster students an accelerated path toward earning a law degree.

Monday, September 14, 2020

The Westminster College Speech and Debate Society will present a Constitution Day readers’ theater about voting rights at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, at the Anderson Amphitheater on the Westminster College campus.

Wednesday, September 2, 2020

A Drinko Center Travel Grant allowed senior political science major Alison Tinker to travel to Washington, D.C., to present her research at the Pi Sigma Alpha Student Research Conference in February 2020.

Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Meet Garrett Garlock, one of 10 students selected for a 2020 Summer Research Fellowship. Garrett’s project, “Terrorism’s Impact on Individual Participation in African Civil Society,” was mentored by Dr. Michael Aleprete, professor of political science. A junior political science major from Kasilof, Alaska, Garrett is president of the Pre-Law Association and serves as a Student Global Engagement Fellow, a Student Government Senator and a Model UN Delegate.

Friday, May 8, 2020

Ten Westminster College student-faculty pairs have been selected as the 2020 Summer Research Fellows by the Drinko Center for Undergraduate Research.

Friday, March 20, 2020

Westminster College alumna and a Harvard motivated public policy student Alina Clough '18 is part of a team that is developing a mobile application to track coronavirus through community reporting.

Friday, February 28, 2020

Thursday, January 23, 2020

NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. – Westminster College’s Dr. Karen Resendes, associate professor of biology, and Dr. James Rhoads, professor of political science, will continue the 2020 Titan Talks series with “Breaking Bad & the Science of Cancer” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, in Berlin Lounge located in Westminster’s McKelvey Campus Center.

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Westminster College’s curriculum is founded on the liberal arts tradition, requiring students to take courses outside of their chosen majors to experience interdisciplinary learning. History and political science alumna Kathryn Patterson ’15 is appreciating the strength of such an education—not only is Patterson currently working in the health care industry, but winning awards for her efforts, too.