Prof. Emeritus Richard Johnston elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
The Academy is one of the United States’ oldest learned societies and recognizes excellence and leadership across disciplines.
Prof. Andrew Owen appointed as Associate Dean Academic in the Faculty of Arts
As an experienced administrator and an educational leader, Dr. Owen is well equipped to fulfill the responsibilities of the portfolio.
PhD student Kim Beaulieu awarded Fox International Fellowship for 2025-26
Kim will join Yale as a Visiting Assistant in Research at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies.
How the Political Science Student Learning Fund supports transformative student experiences
From fieldwork in Colombia to human rights advocacy in Washington, DC, the fund supports students with experiential learning opportunities.
PhD alum Pascale Massot wins best book award from International Studies Association
Pascale won for her book China’s Vulnerability Paradox: How the World’s Largest Consumer Transformed Global Commodity Markets.
PhD student Simon Beaudoin explores global governance of biodiversity in new book
The book presents the pillars of global governance of biodiversity, surveying its history and lessons we can learn for the future.
Prof. Vince Hopkins receives 2024-25 Stone Research Grant for study on job search behaviour
Hopkins and postdoc Christian Schimpf explore how negative financial shocks impact job search behaviour across different wealth-income groups in his study.
Téa Tankurt honored with prestigious Staff Award
Congratulations! Téa Tankurt wins a Staff Award for her exceptional leadership and dedication to the Political Science team.
PhD alum Dr. Emily Beausoleil received the 2024 APSA Distinguished Award for Civic and Community Engagement
UBC PhD alumnus and Senior Lecturer at the Victoria University of Wellington, Dr. Emily Beausoleil, was recognized by the American Political Science Association for her research-informed anti-racism training program in New Zealand created in collaboration with Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira, a Māori community organizer.
UBC POLI alumni discuss how research experiences for their master’s influenced their careers
Kael Krop, Sydney Bartos and Karina Valcke-Beckett’s project “Why Canada needs a rental-unit energy report card” explores solutions to Vancouver’s housing crisis and climate change based on an assignment in Professor Kathryn Harrison’s course. We spoke to them about this project impacted their post-grad careers.