Back-to-school meets future-ready: New academic programs at Rochester
The range of recently launched degree programs reflects what students, the workforce, and the world need and want to become ever better.
When politics gets personal
As the 2024 election season heats up, Jamie Druckman, a renowned expert on political polarization, is as busy as he’s ever been.
Get to know Pennsylvania governor Josh Shapiro
The Rochester alumnus reflects on his formative experiences and shares lessons learned from a career dedicated to public service.
Taking the temperature of American democracy
An interview with political scientist James Druckman, an expert on American democracy and polarization.
Does it matter how much Democrats and Republicans hate each other? Yes, it does.
New research suggests partisan hostility can erode democratic institutions and functioning.
NATO at 75—powerful and necessary, or costly and obsolete?
Created as a counterweight to the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc, the military alliance may be more important now than ever. Political scientist Randall Stones explains why.
Anastasiya Yushchenko: From the epicenter of war
A Ukrainian political science student finds respite from war studying at the University of Rochester.
Why did Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have to die?
Rochester experts discuss Putin’s intense fear of critics, the history of Russian and Soviet opposition movements, and what’s next for Russia’s dissidents.
Souleymane Diallo ’24 selected as a Schwarzman Scholar
The international relations major from Guinea, West Africa, is among 150 students from around the world to take part in the prestigious program in China.
The interpretation of information will determine Ukraine war
In an op-ed for The Economist, political scientist Hein Goemans and his coauthor argue that the war in Ukraine won’t end until Russian and Ukrainian expectations intersect.