Department News

November 2009: Professors to Release Book on Human Rights along the U.S.-Mexico Border Professors Kathleen Staudt, Tony Payan, and Z. Anthony Kruszewski will release Human Rights along the U.S.-Mexico Border: Gendered Violence and Insecurity (University of Arizona Press) in mid-November (Read more here). October 14, 2009: Professor honored as outstanding graduate of Austin High School Dr. Joseph Graves was honored by the Austin High Alumni Association as its 2009 Outstanding Ex at ta dinner reception at Austin High School (Read announcement here). October 2009: Graduate Student Wins Prestigious Cotton Memorial Scholarship Award Doug Block was announced the winner of the prestigious Cotton Memorial Scholarship awarded by the Graduate School at UTEP. September 2009: Professor Payan Publishes Pieces for Newsweek and the New York Times Professor Tony Payan published his recent work, "A Tale of Two Cities," comparing life in El Paso and Juárez in the September issue of Newsweek (Read more here), as well as his work, "A Modest and Gigantic Shift," on Mexico's drug war for the New York Times (Read more here). September 24, 2009: Graduate Student Presents Work at the IUPLR SIGLO XXI Conference Sergio García presented his work, "Political Participation and the Link to Home Countries in Latino Communities" at the Inter-University Program for Latino Research's Third Biennial Siglo XXI: The State of Latino Studies Conference (Read more here). September 21-22, 2009: UTEP Hosts Global Public Policy Forum on the War on Drugs Professor Kathleen Staudt was chief organizer for the Global Public Policy Forum on the War on Drugs, which was the first conference of its kind to incorporate a diverse set of viewpoints from a variety of distinguished speakers over the need for key drug policy reforms (Read more here). September 15, 2009: Professor Staudt Wins ISA Human Rights Best Paper Award Professor Kathleen Staudt wins the Best Faculty and Practitioner Award for the International Studies Association Human Rights Section for her work, "Explaining the Persistence of Femicide Amid Transnational Activist Networks: Where Did Human Rights Theory Go Wrong?" September 5, 2009: Professor Villalobos Wins National Dissertation Award Professor José D. Villalobos' dissertation work was chosen for the 2009 George C. Edwards III Dissertation Award by the Presidency Research Group of the American Political Science Association for best dissertation on the U.S. presidency (Read more here). September 2009: Professor Villalobos Publishes Work on Presidential Vacancies Professor José D. Villalobos and his coauthor, Justin S. Vaughn, published their recent work,  "Obama's Empty Cupboard: Contending with Vacancies and the Threat to Neutral Competence," in the ninth 2009 issue of the International Journal of Public Administration (Read more here). September 2009: Professor Staudt Named Faculty Advisor for SSDP Professor Kathleen Staudt was named faculty advisor for the Students for Sensible Drug Policy (UTEP Chapter) organization for the 2009 academic year.  Dr. Staudt is also faculty advisor for the Students for Reform and Amnesty International (UTEP Chapter). July 2009: Professor Genna Publishes Work on Public Support for European Integration Professor Gaspare Genna published his recent work, “Positive Country Images, Trust, and Public Support for European Integration,” in the July 2009 issue of the journal Comparative European Politics (Read more here). July 2009: Professor Villalobos Publishes Work on Presidential Staffing and Public Opinion Professor José D. Villalobos and his coauthor, Justin S. Vaughn, published their recent work, "Presidential Staffing and Public Opinion: How Public Opinion Influences Politicization," in the July 2009 issue of the journal Administration & Society (Read more here). June 2009: Professors Sirin and Villalobos Join Political Science Department Professors Cigdem V. Sirin and José D. Villalobos joined the political science faculty and began teaching Summer I classes on June 1, 2009. 2008 Announcements Archive 2007 Announcements Archive