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Rice University Political Science
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Department of Political Science at Rice University--https://t.co/BEc32DMn9y Follow to hear about our activities and the accomplishments of our faculty, students, and alumni.
Eight students were recognized for Distinction in Research in Political Science-- Erika Alvarez, Langston Ford, Nadia Jenkins, Andrew Kim, Joshua Posada, Pedro Ribeiro, Dean Toumajian, and Ruoqing Wang
May 14, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Six students completed honors thesis and graduated with honors in the political science major: Erika Alvarez, Langston Ford, Andrew Kim, Dean Toumajian, Ruoqing Wang, and Zach Yiannias.
May 14, 2025 at 1:10 PM
The William P. Hobby Award for the best political science paper presented at a professional conference was won by @ricegradschool.bsky.social student @gustavogd.bsky.social for his paper "The Political Calculus of Anticorruption Reform."
May 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The John Ambler award for best honors thesis was won by Andrew Kim for his thesis entitled "Veneration vs. Respect: Reevaluating Public Aversion to Amending the U.S. Constitution."
May 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
The Fred von der Mehden award to support international travel related to political science studies is awarded to Peter Ren.
May 14, 2025 at 1:04 PM
The C.M. and Damaris Hudspeth award for best undergraduate seminar paper goes to Pedro Ribeiro for "Intra or Inter State Conflict? Rebellion as a Product of War."
May 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Two students won the Douglas S. Harlan award, which goes to students who combine academic excellence and political involvement-- Bela Koshy and Precious Akinrinmade.
May 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM