political science

High school students interested in a career in law can attend Wilkes University’s Law Day at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, March 23. The event will be held via Zoom. The keynote speaker will be the…

There are just a few days remaining in the 2020 election season, and Pennsylvania is once again playing a critical role in its outcome. In 2016, the Keystone State helped determine the fate of now…

Alumna Alyssa Mursch ’17, now a third-year law student at Duquesne University, talked with Kyle Kreider, associate professor of political science and pre-law program advisor, about her path to studying law. Her journey started with…

Wilkes University junior Juan Astegiano received the Outstanding Position Paper award from the 2020 Model United Nations Committee in New York. He is the first Wilkes student participating in the model U.N. program to win…

Wilkes University will observe Constitution Day on Tues., Sept. 17 with a lecture exploring how the American Revolution shaped the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. John Hepp, professor at history at Wilkes, will speak…

Sara Wolman, a 2011 Wilkes graduate, is an interpretive park ranger for U.S. Fish and Wildlife in remote King Salmon, Alaska. She recently was interviewed on an episode of the She Explores podcast. On the…

To celebrate the achievements of our soon-to-be graduates, News@Wilkes will highlight stand-out seniors throughout Senior Week and in the week following commencement.  Geraldine Ndidi Ojukwu Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, minor in economics Hometown: Budd…

Wilkes University professor of political science Thomas Baldino concluded class for the final time on May 1. As left the classroom for the last time, faculty, staff and students lined the hall of Breiseth to…

Wilkes University students Matthew Finnegan and Joshua Bradley presented research papers during the Pi Sigma Alpha National Student Research Conference. The event took place Feb. 15-17 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Pi Sigma…

Impeachment and control will be the topic of discussion when Wilkes University’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, Sigma Pi, hosts a lecture on March 26. The lecture entitled, “The Legal and Political Checks on the…