Displaying items by tag: department of political science and public administration
April 16, 2014
My Experience as a Pathways Intern
UAB alum Logan Talbot writes about his experience interning for the newly created Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Seven University of Alabama at Birmingham students have been selected to attend the prestigious Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) at Arizona State University in Phoenix from March 21-23.
October 25, 2013
Lewis Featured in New Video
The Department's Angela Lewis recently sat down to discuss her recent book, Conservatism in the Black Community: To the Right and Misunderstood, which attempts to unravel the the political phenomenon of conservatism in Black communities.
October 02, 2013
Gunther-Canada Honored by National Alumni Society
UAB's National Alumni Society (NAS) honored five people, including the Department of Government's Wendy Gunther Canada, at the 13th annual Alumni Leadership Recognition Awards Luncheon.
September 24, 2013
Corbetta Named New Director of International Studies Program
Renato Corbetta, associate professor of government in the University of Alabama at Birmingham College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new director of the International Studies program.
August 13, 2013
Meet Our New Faculty: Dr. Erin L. Borry
Dr. Borry received her Ph.D. from the University of Kansas in May 2013.
June 13, 2013
The Value of a Political Science Degree
"The most valuable thing about my experience at UAB was the close mentorship I received from the faculty," said Logan Talbot, UAB class of 2011.
May 24, 2013
Alum Gets Prestigious Washington Post
UAB alumna Kristal Quarker has been named the national field director for African American Initiatives for the Republican National Committee (RNC).
May 24, 2013
2013 Spring Commencement
Students and faculty members of the Department of Government celebrated some big milestones at UAB's 2013 Spring Commencement.
April 24, 2013
UAB Votes
Students and faculty in UAB Department of Government played a large role in last year's UAB Votes initiative.
April 22, 2013
Mayor Bell Visits the Department of Government
Birmingham Mayor William A. Bell visited the Department of Government to help celebrate UAB's Civil Rights Movement commemoration.
April 18, 2013
Department of Government Study Away 2013: The United Nations
Dr. Nikolaos Zahariadis and a group of 19 students visited the United Nations over spring break.
April 09, 2013
Lewis Pens Book on Conservatism and African Americans
When it comes to being conservative, black people have been mislabeled, according to a new book by UAB professor Angela Lewis.
February 26, 2013
Rice Wins Clinton Hunger Leadership Award
University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) alum Brendan Rice has been awarded a President William Jefferson Clinton Hunger Leadership Award.
February 13, 2013
Global and Community Vision
Farah Ahmad Al Farhan is not afraid of ambition. She is pursuing a double major in Political Science and Economics along with a minor in French and a concentration in International Relations/Comparative Politics. She is also the recipient of the 2012 Voytek Zubek Memorial Scholarship.
February 13, 2013
Alumni Spotlight: Mayor Walter Maddox
Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox made headlines for his leadership after a tornado wrecked havoc in 2011, but his potential was recognized by the residents of the city years before the disaster. Even earlier than that, his potential was seen and applauded in the halls of the Department of Government.
February 13, 2013
Building Influence on Capitol Hill
Loop21 and IMPACT DC recently named Kristal Quarker one of its Top 40 Under 40 Most Influential People of Color on Capitol Hill.
October 25, 2013
Where Can a Degree in Political Science Take You?
An understanding of government and society can make you a better professional in many other fields than just law and politics.
December 13, 2012
Hidden Pictures: GIS Offers New Directions for Data
Sometimes a simple picture can say more than mountains of data — especially if that picture is created from the data itself. Akhlaque Haque, PhD, an associate professor of government at UAB and an expert in the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology, learned this lesson in Cleveland.
