Organization Description
The Political Science department mentors students through a journey from fact to theory, then on to the application of theory.
Department Leadership
Antonio Ugues Jr.
Associate Professor of Political Science and Director of the Center for the Study of Democracy
Latest News
Five 2024 St. Mary's College of Maryland graduates were named Semi-Finalists in the prestigious Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Four candidates… View more
Feb. 5, 2025, 4:22 p.m.
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland political science major Henry Marks ’26 is set to represent young voters as an at-large delegate for Washington, D.… View more
Aug. 15, 2024, 4:23 p.m.
Antonio Ugues Jr., associate professor of political science and public policy and director of the… View more
June 6, 2024, 8:56 a.m.
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The Late Spiro T. Agnew, Governor of Maryland from 1967 to 1969 and US Vice President from 1969 to 1973 under Richard Nixon, was a colorful… View more
April 9, 2025, 7 – 8 p.m.
The Center for the Study of Democracy is sponsoring the 2025 National Civics Bee at SMCM on Saturday, March 29, from 10 - 11 a.m. in Cole Cinema… View more
March 29, 2025, 10 – 11 a.m.