https://www.smcm.edu/posc/
Main Contact
Diana Boros
Associate Professor of Political Science
dboros@smcm.edu
(240) 895-2223
Kent Hall 127B
Organization Description

The Political Science department mentors students through a journey from fact to theory, then on to the application of theory.

Three Distinguished Professorships Awarded to Faculty Members
May 15, 2020
Matthew Fehrs, Kent Randell and Carrie Patterson pictured
St. Mary’s College of Maryland Provost and Dean of Faculty Michael Wick has named three new faculty members for distinguished professorships.

The Aldom-Plansoen College Fellowships are granted to associate professors for a two-year term.  In honor of recent professional accomplishments and… Find Out More
Professor of Political Science Sahar Shafqat Published New Book About Pakistan’s Politics
April 29, 2020
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St. Mary’s College Professor of Political Science Sahar Shafqat has recently published a new book, titled “Pakistan’s Political Parties: Surviving between Dictatorship and Democracy” (Georgetown University Press), with co-authors Mariam Mufti from the University of Waterloo and Niloufer Siddiqui… Find Out More
Professor Todd Eberly Latest Book Published
March 24, 2020
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If you are spending your days at home and need a good book to read, Todd Eberly, professor of political science and public policy at St. Mary’s College, recently had his latest book published.  

“How Trump Happened: A System Shock Decades in the Making” (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, March… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College to Host Maryland Election Administration Forum
February 10, 2020
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy, along with the Maryland State Board of Elections, will host a Maryland Election Administration Forum on Thursday, March 12, from 10 a.m.-12 p.m. at Cole Cinema, Campus Center on the College’s campus. The event is free of charge and… Find Out More
Student Emily Rudo ’23 Invited Panelists at NOAA Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Forum
January 27, 2020
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Emily Rudo ’23, an environmental studies and public policy studies double major, educational studies minor from Howard County, Maryland, was one of four invited panelists at the biennial NOAA Chesapeake Bay Environmental Literacy Forum held on January 22, 2020, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. Rudo… Find Out More
Professor Michael Cain Continues Work with USAID’s Power Africa Program in Uganda
December 20, 2019
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Michael Cain, professor of political science, has been working USAID’s Power Africa program in Uganda. Power Africa is a U.S. government-led partnership coordinated by USAID. Cain is a senior adviser to the Uganda project, working on activities to improve on-grid and off-grid electrification… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College to Host Southern Maryland Legislators
October 29, 2019
State Senator John D. (Jack) Bailey (R-Md.), Delegate Jerry Clark (R-Md.), Delegate Brian Crosby (D-Md.), Delegate Matthew Morgan (R-Md.) pictured
St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy will hold a legislative preview session on Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6 p.m. in Glendening Annex on the College’s campus.  The event is free of charge and open to the public.

 

Elected officials to participate include:

State Senator… Find Out More
“Watergate: Shadow of History” Screening and Discussion Presented by the Center for the Study of Democracy at St. Mary’s College
October 28, 2019
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy presents a screening of “Watergate:  Shadow of History” by Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Sherry Jones on Tuesday, November 19 in Cole Cinema, Campus Center on the St. Mary’s College campus. Led by Jones, the screening of the film… Find Out More
St. Mary’s College Board of Trustees Recognize Faculty Promotions
October 21, 2019
(Left to right) Charles Musgrove, Kent Randell, Michelle Milne, Kelly Neiles, Joshua Grossman pictured
In a special presentation on Friday, October 18, the St. Mary’s College of Maryland Board of Trustees recognized the following faculty promotions.

 

Promotion to Full Professor:

 

Betül Başaran (religious studies) joined the St. Mary’s College faculty in 2005. She is a scholar of the Ottoman… Find Out More
Professor Grogan Receives the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award
August 13, 2019
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Susan Grogan, professor of political science, has been selected to receive the 2019 Pi Sigma Alpha/James I. Lengle Chapter Advisor Recognition Award. This award recognizes Grogan’s nearly 30 years of service as faculty advisor to Sigma Omicron Chapter at St. Mary's College of Maryland and the… Find Out More
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