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Professor Kate Bruhn Authors New Book: Politics and the Pink Tide

Political Science Professor and Department Chair Kate Bruhn has authored a newly published book entitled Politics and the Pink Tide - A Comparative Analysis of Protest in Latin America. Congratulations on this incredible contribution to the field of Comparative Politics.

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Mellon Foundation awards $100,000 grants to four UCSB social science departments

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded four $100,000 grants apiece to the departments of Asian American Studies, Black Studies, Chicana/o Studies, and Feminist Studies. These gifts come as part of the multimillion-dollar Affirming Multivocal Humanities Initiative (https://www.mellon.org/features/affirming-multivocal-humanities), committed to supporting racial, ethnic, gender, and sexuality studies in public college and university programs.  

Spring 2024 Political Science Undergraduate Scholarships

Please find below the list of Undergraduate Scholarships offered by the Political Science department for Spring 2024. Further details about each scholarship being offered are included in the linked and below shown flyer.

Note: Applicants for all schoalrships must be in academic residence at UCSB for the upcoming academic year. Click on the name of the scholarship for the application and more details on eligibility. Send all applications to polsci-admin@ucsb.edu. Deadline is Friday, May 17th 2024. 

Academic Senate’s 2023-’24 Distinguished Teaching Award Winner - Chase Hobbs Morgan

Chase Hobbs Morgan, a lecturer in the Political Science department, has received the 2023-24 Distinguished Teaching Award from the Academic Senate in recognition of his successful efforts in teaching with excellence in creative and scholarly work. 

Professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky's New Book: Empire of Refugees

Global Studies Professor Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky published a new book entitled Empire of Refugees. His archival fieldwork took him to 10 countries, including Turkey, Jordan, Russia, Georgia and Bulgaria. The recently released book, his first, tells the little-known story of how roughly 1 million Muslims from Russia sought refuge in the Middle East. 

https://news.ucsb.edu/in-focus/new-book-reveals-ottoman-origins-refugee-resettle…

UCSB Receives the Cedric J. Robinson and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive

The UCSB Library has acquired the Cedric J. and Elizabeth P. Robinson Archive, a collection of research and teaching papers, ephemera and digital materials related to the careers of the Robinsons, renowned for their seminal scholarship and activism that had wide-ranging influence at UC Santa Barbara, in academia, and across many public arenas. The archive was donated by Elizabeth P. Robinson and their daughter, Najda Ife Robinson-Mayer.

Dr. Pei-te Lien awarded Social Science Book Prize by the Association for Asian American Studies

The Association for Asian American Studies has awarded Dr. Pei-te Lien of the political science department at UCSB with the Social Sciences Book Prize for Contesting the Last Frontier: Race, Gender, Ethnicity, and Political Representation of Asian Americans by Pei-te Lien and Nicole Filler.

Professor Omise'eke Tinsley wins 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, PACA & PCA

Black Studies Department Chair and Professor Omise'eke Natasha Tinsley's The Color Pynk: Black Femme Art for Survival (University of Texas Press, 2022), wins the 2023 John Leo & Dana Heller Award for Best Single Work, Anthology, Multi-Authored, or Edited Book in LGBTQ Studies, Popular and American Culture Association (PACA) / Popular Culture Association (PCA). The Color Pynk is a passionate exploration of Black femme poetics of survival.