People have fought for the right to learn about marginalized and minority identities, their cultures, and their histories at WashU. People are also actively fighting against that same right. It is imperative that students from all backgrounds take classes that involve identities other than their own. Unfortunately, this is not nearly as common as it should be.

When I have highlighted the racism I’ve experienced, the political science department has flat-out refused to acknowledge the issues at stake.

  Daniel C. Kurtzer, former U.S. ambassador to Egypt and Israel, spoke at a conversation titled “The Handshake That Shook the World: A 30 Year Reflection on the Oslo Accords” sponsored by the Jewish Community Relations Council of St. Louis, Sep. 28. The title references the famous reconciliatory gesture between Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin […]

To former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, facts are always of the utmost importance, especially when discussing foreign policy. Throughout her career in government and academia, Rice has dedicated herself to building this knowledge.

Washington University’s political science program was recently ranked No. 6 by college-ranking website College Factual, beating out other well-known political science programs at George Washington University and New York University.

The memorial service for longtime Washington University sociology and political science professor Marvin Cummins, who died last week at age 77, took place Tuesday at Congregation Shaare Emeth. Cummins was diagnosed with a rare blood disease in December, according to his obituary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Jeff Smith, former adjunct professor at Washington University and former Missouri state senator who served nearly a year in prison for obstruction of justice, is writing a book about his experiences in politics, urban education and prison.

Undergraduates at Washington University have taken the nation’s capital by storm as part of the new Washington University Semester in D.C. Program.

Watch out, D.C. Washington University students will soon have the option of going to Washington, D.C., in a semester-long D.C. immersion program.

Despite an unprecedented level of political programming from groups around campus, informal discussion remains the most common form of political engagement by students. Such students often want to participate in the election, but are pressed for time.