Recent News

POLS Spring Dinner 2017
Apr 19, 2017
Thursday, May 18th, 2017 6:30pm
Please join us for the end of the year celebration! The Political Science Spring Dinner is on Thursday, May 18th, 6:30pm at Ventana Grill in Pismo Beach.
Tickets are $25 (cash only please) and can be purchased in the Political Science Office in building 47, room 14 no later than Monday, May 8th by 3pm.

Cal Poly Mock Trial Team Advances Again!
Mar 27, 2017
Please Join us in Congratulating Cal Poly's Mock Trial Team!
Photo from the Fresno ORCS award ceremony
Cal Poly's A Team finished in the top six in their opening round competition in Fresno March 25-26. This earned the team a bid to compete at the National Championship Tournament (NCT) in Los Angeles in April!

Cal Poly Mock Trial Team Advances
Mar 8, 2017
Congratulations are in order for Cal Poly's Mock Trial Team!
Cal Poly sent two teams to the American Mock Trial Association Regional Competition in Claremont, CA. Cal Poly's A Team earned a bid to the Opening Round Championship Series in Fresno, CA, March 25-26. The A Team will compete against the best teams in the region for a chance at the National Championship!

Connections Between Buddhism and Political Theory and Action
Nov 7, 2016
Matt Moore's book, "Buddhism and Political Theory", sparks a great discussion among colleagues.

POLS Faculty in the News
Nov 4, 2016
Cal Poly POLS Faculty shaping the public dialogue in the field. Learn more about all of the interesting work the faculty has been doing!
The Congressional Forum
Oct 12, 2016
Decision 2016 - The Congressional Forum
Navigating the Law School Process
Oct 10, 2016
The panelists included, Wendy LaRiviere, Asst. Dean, Monterey/SLO College of Law; Jennifer Denbow, Cal Poly POLS, Law School Advisor and faculty member; Brian J. Stack, Attorney at Law for Carmel & Naccasha; Kara Stein-Conaway, Associate Attorney at Stein, Casciola & Galambos; Heather Whitham, Attorney at Law for Carmel & Naccasha.
Without Borders: CLA Speaks - Jon A. Shields
Oct 6, 2016
Elephants Without Borders: Conservatives in the Academy
Jon A. Shields
6 P.M., Thursday, Oct. 13
Baker Building (180, Room 107)
Few seem to think conservatives should become professors. While the left fears an invasion of their citadel by conservatives marching to orders from the Koch brothers, the right steers young conservatives away from a professorial vocation by lampooning its leftism. In this talk, Jon Shields will discuss what has been described as the “first reliable study of academic conservatives.”
Spring 2017 POLS/MPP Commencement Reception
Jun 12, 2016
Saturday, June 17th, 2017
Congratulations to our 2017 Undergraduate
and Master of Public Policy Graduates!
Many grads, faculty, friends and family braved the heat to come to our shared reception this year. It was a great turn out! We are so proud of all our graduates and wish them the best in every opportunity as they pursue the next journey in their lives!
Eggs, Embryos, Women: Technology and the Reproductive Economy
May 10, 2016
“Eggs, Embryos, Women: Technology and the Reproductive Economy,” featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law, Lisa Ikemoto. May 10