{"id":9131,"date":"2025-12-09T15:01:05","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T21:01:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/?page_id=9131"},"modified":"2025-12-22T10:26:16","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T16:26:16","slug":"political-science-newsletter-current-issue","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/about\/newsletters\/political-science-newsletter-current-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Political Science Newsletter: Current Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p class=\"lead-in\">From the Chair <\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-c-list--border\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/from-the-chair\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/02-Sara-150x150.webp\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"A woman in sunglasses stands on a dock in front of an expanse of blue water\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/from-the-chair\/\">From the Chair<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Another chair letter, another farewell!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; First, we bid farewell to our long-time colleague, Distinguished Professor Kathy Dolan, who retired in June after an impactful career. Farewell, and a hearty congratulations! Professor Dolan served nearly 25 years at 51ÁÔÆæ and had just completed her second term as University Committee Chair. She had also just finished her second term &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"uwm-block-otp-nav \"><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-undergraduate-student-news\">Undergraduate Student News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/undergraduate-student-news\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-Profiles_students-walking-together-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students walking and talking together\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-Profiles_students-walking-together-1.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-Profiles_students-walking-together-1-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/undergraduate-student-news\/\">Undergraduate Student News<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Undergraduate Student Research&nbsp; Epsilon Xi Chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha National Political Science Honor Society&nbsp; Members of our chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha also traveled to a national conference to present research this year! Three students \u2013 Ellyn Blakeman, Miso Choi, and Josephine Joanis \u2013 spent three days in Washington, D.C. at the Pi Sigma &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-graduate-student-news\">Graduate Student News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/graduate-student-news\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-News_group-of-students-in-library-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"students gathered in library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-News_group-of-students-in-library-1.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Student-News_group-of-students-in-library-1-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/graduate-student-news\/\">Graduate Student News<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Graduate Student Research Our PhD students traveled to academic conferences this year.&nbsp;Pictured to the left is Ahmet Ergurum and friends after their panel at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting where Ahmet presented his research using computational text analysis to consider the salience of emerging tech (AI, drones, semiconductors) on the United Nations Security &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-news\">Faculty News<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/faculty-news\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Faculty-News_hand-writing-on-board-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"hand writing on white board\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Faculty-News_hand-writing-on-board-1.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/Faculty-News_hand-writing-on-board-1-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/faculty-news\/\">Faculty News<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Faculty in the Media As you might imagine, our Political Science faculty get called upon frequently to contribute their expertise to local and national media outlets.&nbsp; Did you catch these? Sara Benesh Just how impartial are State Supreme Court justices? Associate professor&nbsp;Sara Benesh&nbsp;gave her take in the&nbsp;Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.&nbsp;As the 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court election &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-alumni-updates\">Alumni Updates<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-p-posts uwm-c-list--cleanlist uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1\"><li><figure class=\"post-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/alumni-updates\/\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/General-News_phone-viewing-news-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-post-image\" alt=\"mobile phone showing &quot;news&quot; on screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/General-News_phone-viewing-news-1.webp 720w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/186\/2025\/12\/General-News_phone-viewing-news-1-300x158.webp 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><div class=\"post-content\"><a class=\"post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/alumni-updates\/\">Alumni Updates<\/a><div class=\"post-excerpt\">Alumni Experiences Jaclyn Jecha (&#039;24, MA Political Science) attended the 2025 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers at Georgetown University Law Center this summer. She shared her recollections of the program in this testimonial: Political science alum Jaclyn Jecha attended the 2025 Supreme Court Summer Institute for Teachers at Georgetown University Law Center. This summer, &hellip; <\/div><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1272,"featured_media":0,"parent":1383,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/centered.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-9131","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Political Science<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/about\/newsletters\/political-science-newsletter-current-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Political Science Newsletter: Current Issue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/political-science\/about\/newsletters\/political-science-newsletter-current-issue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Political Science\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-12-22T16:26:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/political-science\\\/about\\\/newsletters\\\/political-science-newsletter-current-issue\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/uwm.edu\\\/political-science\\\/about\\\/newsletters\\\/political-science-newsletter-current-issue\\\/\",\"name\":\"Political Science Newsletter: Current Issue - 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