This Thursday 11/6 is our next Politics & Pastries session! Take a break from the mid-semester hustle to have some coffee and pastries with our faculty in the CAPE office (SSM 130)!

Hey undergrads! Join our faculty and CAPE next Wednesday 10/29 12-1PM in the CAPE office for pizza, candy, and learning about what our programs can do for your future! Plus Spring registration is coming up and this is your chance to get insights on Spring PoliSci courses! All students are welcome!

Join @ucmerced.bsky.social Prof. Elaine Denny and special guest Sol Rivas (Executive Director, Valley Onward) on 11/11 at 3PM for a workshop on Imposter Syndrome. All students welcome!

Interested in @ucmerced.bsky.social's Political Science Graduate Program? Connect with our Political Science faculty and learn about graduate study opportunities during one of the upcoming 1-hour webinar/Q&A sessions.
Register for a session here: polisci.ucmerced.edu/grads

Bobcats! Come join us for the next Politics & Pastries event this Thursday 10/2 10:30-11:30AM in the CAPE Office. This session's faculty are Professors @courtenaymonroe.bsky.social and Elaine Denny, so come say hello and chat with them while enjoying coffee and pastries!

Please join the UC Merced Library for a Faculty Author Series talk featuring Political Science Assistant Professor Christopher Ojeda in KL 232 at noon on Oct 8. Dr. Ojeda will discuss his recent book, The Sad Citizen: How Politics is Depressing and Why it Matters. Register here: ucm.edu/fas-ojeda

What a way to kick off the @ucmerced.bsky.social academic year! Political Science and CAPE hosted the inaugural Fall Kick-Off for faculty and students last week, featuring a celebration of Professor Christopher Ojeda's new book The Sad Citizen: How Politics is Depressing and Why It Matters.

Hey @ucmerced.bsky.social students! Join us for the first Politics & Pastries of the academic year this Thursday 9/4 10:30-11:30AM in the CAPE Office. This session's faculty are Profs @marco-alcocer.bsky.social and Christopher Ojeda, so come say hello and chat while enjoying coffee and pastries!

🚨New publication!🚨
What is the electoral cost of infringing on civil liberties? @ucmerced.bsky.social Poli Sci professor @armenon.bsky.social & co-author @charasz.bsky.social tackle this question in a forthcoming registered report in The Journal of Politics @thejop.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1086/737687

Disappointment. Grief. Loss. A set of emotions far less incendiary but just as damaging to democracy.

Read more about @ucmerced.bsky.social PoliSci professor Christopher Ojeda's new book “The Sad Citizen: How Politics is Depressing and Why It Matters” here ⤵️
ucm.edu/z0oiu3

@ucmerced.bsky.social Ph.D. candidates Eliana Fonsah and our own Nihan Karagul are recipients of the competitive dissertation fellowship from the @ucigcc.bsky.social.

Congratulations to both! 👏

Read more: ucm.edu/3ocptd

Last week, we and CAPE ended the semester with our annual Bridges & Beyond event, bringing graduating and graduate PoliSci students together to network and build connections with faculty, campus administrators, and distinguished external guests. Congrats to our grads!

Check out a new research comic by @ucmerced.bsky.social professor @armenon.bsky.social, "The Politics of Pain," based on an article with Nolan Kavanagh & Justin Heinze in
@apsrjournal.bsky.social

escholarship.org/uc/item/8j23...

Tomorrow is our last session of Politics & Pastries for the school year! Come casually chat with our faculty about all things politics & political science-related!

Our last Politics and Pastries event with CAPE has been rescheduled to April 17th. Come chat with professors Andrew Shaver and Adi Dasgupta in the CAPE office! See flyer for details! ☕🥐

Don't miss your chance to get a spot in our ONLINE summer courses! Register today! ☀️💻☀️