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  • Congratulations to all fellowship award winners
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2007/01/08 15:53:40

    BASS ADVANCED INSTRUCTORSHIPS PROGRAM IN ARTS AND SCIENCES: Daniel Kselman STERN DISSERATATION FELLOWSHIP: T. Camber Warren SUMMER RESEARCH (contingent upon passing prelims by end of Spring 2007 semester): Nazli Avdan, Mark Axelrod, Lorena Becerra Mizuno, Bruno Borges, Cristina Corduneanu-Huci, Matthew Fehrs, Marco Fernandez, Laura Grattan, Daniel Kselman, Brendan Nyhan, Damon Palmer, Anoop Sadanandan, Erika Seeler, Lenka Siroky, Christopher Whytock Congratulations to all our winners!  

  • Congratulations to Chris Gelpi and Peter Feaver
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/12/21 10:13:18

    Our very own Chris and Peter are in the Monday December 18, 2006 issue of the Washington Post. Congratulations to Chris and Peter!  

  • Congratulations to Dennis Rasmussen
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/12/17 15:43:54

    Dennis will take a one year postdoctoral fellowship at Brown University and then begin a tenure track position at University of Houston. Congratulations Dennis!  

  • Congratulations to Bill Curtis
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/12/13 12:39:12

    Bill has accepted a tenure track position at the University of Portland. Congratulations Bill!  

  • Congratulations to Donald Horowitz
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/12/06 14:39:14

    Congratulations to Donald Horowitz for his op-ed in the 12/4/06 issue of the Wall St. Journal.  

  • Congratulations to Alex Downes
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/12/05 11:55:36

    Congratulations to Alex for his interview in the 12/3/06 Atlanta Journal-Constitution in the At Issue section (front page and interview).  

  • Congratulations to Chris Gelpi
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/28 14:56:12

    Chris was quoted in a article at Baltimoresun.com. Congratulations Chris!  

  • Congratulations to Don Horowitz
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/28 10:25:57

    Congratulations to Don Horowitz on his appointment the the Secretary of State's Advisory Committee on Democracy Promotion!  

  • Congratulations to Professor David Rohde
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/27 11:06:07

    Congratulations to David Rohde for his interesting op-ed in the NY Times on November 18, 2006. Congratulations to David!  

  • Congratulations to Ole Holsti
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/14 16:05:03

    Congratulations to Ole Holsti on his interesting op ed in the Sunday News and Observer.  

  • Congratulations to Mike Munger
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/28 15:04:53

    Mike Munger had an interesting op-ed in the November 7th News & Observer   Congratulations to Mike!  

  • Congratulations to Ole Holsti
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/28 15:10:11

    Ole's letter was published in November 8th New York Times. Congratulations to Ole!  

  • Congratulations to Professor Kerry Haynie
    Diane M Dunn, for faculty, 2006/11/03 16:07:05

    The American Political Science Association has announced that Kerry Haynie has been elected to the APSA Council. Congratulations Kerry!  

  • Congratulations to Evan Charney
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/11/03 10:17:21

    Check out Evan's quote in a MSNBC article at http://msnbc.msn.com/id/15534009/  

  • November 02, 2006 - Congratulations to Professor Chris Gelp
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/11/02 10:07:10

    Please take a look at the NPR news article quoting Professor Gelpi. http://tinyurl.com/yce768  

  • Congratulations to Jorge Bravo
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/10/13 14:53:22

    Jorge Bravo has accepted a tenure-track position as Assistant Professor of Political Science at UCLA, starting on Fall 2008. Congratulations Jorge!  

  • Congratulations to David Rohde and Chris Gelpi
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/09/05 15:40:48

    Congratulations to David Rohde whose analysis of the coming election was quoted on the front page of USA Today. Congratulations to Chris Gelpi who was interviewed by ABC news on Bush's rhetoric on foreigh affairs. Congratulations to both David an Chris!  

  • Congratulations to Herbert Kitschelt
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/09/05 15:39:00

    Congratulations to Herbert Kitschelt who received a lifetime achievement award from the Organization and Parties Section of the APSA. Congratulations Herbert!  

  • Congratulations to Ashwini Chhatre
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/08/01 14:39:51

    Ashwini has accepted a tenure-track position in the Geography Department at The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ashwini will begin his position in the Fall of 2007. For the 2006-07 academic year, he will be a post-docoral fellow at the Center for International Development at Harvard University. Congratulations Ashwini!  

  • Congratulations to Guillermo Trejo
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/07/14 09:12:38

    Professor Trejo will be this years recipient of the Mancur Olson Award for the best Dissertation in Political Economy. Congratulations Guillermo!  

  • Congratulations to Matt Falvey
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/06/26 10:04:01

    Matt has been awarded a FLAS Fellowship for 2006-07 from the Duke Center for Slavic, Eurasian, and East European Studies. Congratulations Matt!  

  • Congratulations to Seth Jolly
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/06/26 10:04:09

    Seth has accepted a two year Postdoctoral Fellowship and an Instructor's position in the Committee on International Relations at the Unversity of Chicago. Congratultions Seth!  

  • Congratulations to Professor Alex Downes
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/06/26 10:04:16

    Professor Downes' dissertation, "Targeting Civilians in Wartime," has won the Helen Dwight Reid award for best doctoral dissertation in the field of international relations, law, and politics. The award will be presented at the APSA meetings this year. Congratulations to Professor Downes!  

  • Congratulations to Amy McKay
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/24 14:27:37

    Amy has accepted a position as Visiting Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Iowa. Congratulations Amy!  

  • Congratulations to Paul Neuman
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/16 14:08:06

    Paul is receiving a 2006-07 Turkish FLAS Award and a Tinker Fellowship for summer fieldwork from the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies. Congratulations Paul!  

  • Congratulations to Tom Merrill
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/12 10:38:40

    Tom has accepted a tenure-track job at St. John's College. Congratulations Tom!  

  • Congratulations to PJ Brendese
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/12 10:37:33

    PJ has accepted a visiting postition at William and Mary. Congratulations PJ!  

  • Congratulations to Monique Lyle
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/04 15:46:49

    Monique has been awarded a Predoctoral Fellowship from Elon University for 2006-2007. Congratulations Monique!  

  • Congratulations to Harlan Koff
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/04 12:13:44

    Harlan (2002-2003) has accepted a tenure track position at the University of Luxembourg. Congratulations to Harlan!  

  • Congratulations Brandon Goodwin
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/05/02 16:11:29

    Brandon is a double major in Political Science (primary) and History (secondary) and will be graduating with Honors in History. Brandon also had an article published in the Pi Sigma Alpha Undergraduate Journal of Politics, a journal published each semester by Purdue University, for his work with Professor Aldrich. His article focused on the parallels of neo-conservative movements in the UK and US. Entitled "Crossing the Pond: A Trans-Atlantic Journey Through Modern Conservatism in the United States ad England," he received wonderful advising from Professor Aldrich. Congratulations Brandon!  

  • 2006 Undergraduate Award Winners
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/27 15:19:18

    Alona E. Evans Prize in International Law:??

    One or more awards to undergraduate and/or graduate students in arts and sciences whose paper(s) on international law reflect excellence in scholarship.

     

    Gayle Joanna Argon

    Sana Nourani

    Seema Gail Parkash

     

     

    The Robert S. Rankin Award in American Government and Constitutional Law:

    An award to the outstanding student in the field of American government and constitutional law.

     

    Thomas Michael Burnett

     

     

    The Robert S. Rankin Award in American National, State, and Local Governments:

    An award to the outstanding student in the field of American national, state and/or local governments.

     

    Geoffrey Miles Lorenz

     

     

    The Robert S. Rankin American Government Award for Leadership and Academic Achievement:

    These awards are given to students chosen by the Department of Political Science who have demonstrated excellence in the study of American government and whose past achievements and future promise manifests not only high intellectual attainments, but also an exemplary leadership role in service to Duke University or to the community as broadly defined.

     

    Frank David D’Angelo

    Thomas Russell Ferguson

    Adam Gabriel Yoffie

     

     

    Elizabeth G. Verville Award:

    An award to the undergraduate student who submits the best paper in the subject matter of political science.

     

    Matthew Andrew Runnalls

    Diana-Lynn Tracey

     

     

    Ole Holsti Award in American Foreign Policy and International Relations:

    An award to the best student written work in the area of American foreign policy and international relations.

     

    Natasha Chantal Roetter

     

     

  • Congratulations to Kiril Kolev, Cristina Corduneanu-Huci, and David Siroky
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/25 09:52:43

    Kiril, Cristina, and David have received grants from Duke's Center for European Studies for summer fieldwork. Congratulations Kiril, Cristina, and David!  

  • Congratulations to Brendan Nyhan
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/14 10:43:02

    Brendan has been selected as a 2006-2007 PARISS fellow. Congratulations Brendan for this honor!  

  • Congratulations to Carol Atkinson
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/12 10:08:38

    Carol has been awarded a post-doctoral fellowship at the Center for International Studies at the University of Southern California for 2006-2007. Congratulations Carol!  

  • Congratulations to Jorge Bravo and Dan Kselman
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/11 16:40:33

    Jorge and Dan have won NSF Dissertation Research Awards. Professors Remmer and Kitschelt are the dissertation advisors. Congratulations!  

  • Congratulations to Owen Yeates
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/03 10:55:12

    Owen Yeates has been awarded the Archival Processing Internship from the Graduate School and Perkins Library. This fellowship provides a full graduate financial package. Congratulations Owen!  

  • Congratulations to Adam Yoffie
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/03 09:04:55

    Adam Yoffie, a graduating senior political science major, has won a Fulbright Fellowship to Hebrew University in Jerusalem for next year to focus on HIV/AIDS research and outreach. Congratulations Adam!  

  • Congratulations to Victoria DeFrancesca-Soto
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/04/03 08:47:40

    Vicky has been awarded a pre/post doctoral fellowship in the political science department at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Congratulations Vicky!  

  • Congratulations to Lindsay Cohn
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/20 08:44:38

    Lindsay Cohn has been awarded the John M. Olin Dissertation year fellowship from Harvard. Congratulations Lindsay!  

  • Congratulations!
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/13 09:29:08

    Congratulations to Francesca Jensenius, Jie Lu, Sinziana Popa, and Matthew Singer. They have received the Graduate School International Research Travel Award. Congratulations to all!  

  • Congratulations to Brett Benson
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/06 16:25:54

    Brett Benson has accepted a tenure track IR job at Vanderbilt. Congratulations Brett!  

  • Congratulations to Kerry Haynie
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/06 16:24:48

    Kerry Haynie has been nominated to the APSA Council. Congratulations Kerry!  

  • Congratulations to Jorge Bravo
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/02 16:34:55

    Jorge Bravo has accepted the Nuffield Postdoctoral Prize Research Fellowship. This is a 3 year post-doc at Nuffield College at Oxford University. Congratulations Jorge!  

  • Congratulations to Niambi Carter
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/02 15:49:46

    Niambi Carter has just accepted a post doc at Denison University for the 2006-2007 academic year. Niambi is currently a pre-doctoral fellow at the Center for the Study of African American Politics at the University of Rochester. Congratulations Niambi!  

  • Congratulations to Steven Wilkinson
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/03/02 14:02:22

    Steven Wilkinson has been formally promoted to Associate Professor with indefinite tenure. Congratulations Steven!  

  • Congratulations to Michael Tofias
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/02/23 10:18:49

    Michael Tofias has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor's position at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee. John Aldrich was Michael's dissertation chair and Mike Munger was co-chair. Congratulations Michael!  

  • Congratulations to Yoonkyung Lee
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/02/22 09:56:49

    Yoonkyung Lee has accepted a tenure-track assistant professor's position at Binghampton University (SUNY). The appointment is a joint position in the Political Science department, the Sociology department, and the Asian Asian- American Studies Program. Herbert Kitschelt was the dissertation chair. Congratulations Yoonkyung!  

  • Congratulations to Niambi Carter
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/02/07 08:33:16

    Niambi Carter's paper "Three's Company? Or Three's a Crowd? Tripartite Race Relations in a Southern City," has been awarded the Best Paper Award in Black Politics by the Western Political Science Association. Congratulations Niambi!  

  • Congratulations to the following students who have won graduate school fellowships
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/02/01 13:55:01

    Congratulations to all! James Bourke 2006-07 James B. Duke Fellowship; Benjamin Hertzberg 2006-07 Graduate School Endowment Fellowship; Jacob Montgomery 2005-06 Minnie Brady Jaffrey Endowed Fellowship; Matthew Singer 2006-07 Bass Instructorship Award  

  • Congratulations to Patrick Gaughen!
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/01/31 14:42:42

    Patrick Gaughen has been awarded a Steele Family Endowed Graduate Fellowship retroactive for the period August 1, 2005 through April 30, 2006.  

  • Congratulations to Kevin Morrison!
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/01/31 14:41:10

    Kevin Morrison has been awarded the 2006-2007 Evan Frankel Arts & Science Fellowship that is given by the graduate school. The purpose of this fellowship is to give the recipient full academic relief from teaching or other service responsibilities so that they can complete their dissertation.  

  • Congratulations to Brett Benson
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/01/31 14:38:57

    Brett Benson has accepted a tenure track IR job at Vanderbilt. Congratulations Brett!  

  • Congratulations on the recipients of a Summer Research Fellowship Award
    Diane M Dunn, 2006/01/04 11:02:57

    Congratulations to Victoria DeFrancesco-Soto, Daniel Lee, Sinziana Popa, Jill Rickershauser, and Camber Warren for being awarded Summer Research Fellowships from the Graduate School. Congratulations to all!  


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