USF Politics Department

Immigrant Rights Advocate #ThingsYouCanDoWithADegreeInPolitics

Congratulations to our very own Anisa! https://www.usfca.edu/news/Model-UN-award

Tuesday 1pm National concern over state violence against Black bodies is a concern on our own campus. Black students and their allies have called on USF to examine its own practices and to consider a new way of thinking about safety and wellness for our community. The Reimagining Public Safety Series with local and national thought leaders on race and policing will further deepen the reimagining of public safety. In this webinar, panelists will discuss and explore the intimat...e connections and history between policing on and off college campuses. Speakers: Veda Adams, Cousin of Breonna Taylor John J. Sloan III, Professor Emeritus, University of Alabama at Birmingham Yalile Suriel, doctoral student, Stony Brook University Jude Paul Matias Dizon, doctoral student, University of Southern California Maritza Salazar, doctoral student, University of Southern California Elif Yucel, doctoral student, University of Southern California Edgar Lopez, doctoral student, University of Southern California See more

THIS WEDNESDAY! 1-2 pm (Pacific Time)! Join us for another exciting Politics Forum! https://bit.ly/2ZNi9q5

Next Wednesday 3/3! Spring Politics Forum with political strategist David Plouffe! In conversation with University of San Francisco's own Prof. James L. Taylor and Prof. Max Neiman!! Info/register: http://bit.ly/2ZNi9q5 Co-sponsored with Master of Arts in Urban and Public Affairs and Leo T. McCarthy Center for Public Service and the Common Good at USF!!

USF Politics Department Chair Prof. Kouslaa Kessler-Mata is one of 12 voting members of the California Truth, Healing Council. Learn more about this historic effort below and on their website https://tribalaffairs.ca.gov/cthc/faq/:

Prof. Rachel Brahinsky speaks about her new book "A People's Guide to the San Francisco Bay Area" at the San Francisco Public Library on Jan. 27 at 6pm

USF Politics major and Utah native Lauren Giddings '23 is featured in this piece discussing her perspective as an intern in DC during the January 6 storming of the Capitol. https://www.usfca.edu/news/DC-destruction

Congratulations to John Iosefo (Politics '21) on his selection as a Rangel Fellow next year. https://www.usfca.edu/news/national-fellowship

Read Professor Stephen Zunes' thoughts on recognizing Morroccan sovereignty over the Western Sahara, as penned for the Washington Post:

USF Politics '20 alum Lisa Yu quoted in this WaPo article

Let us know what you are doing with your degree in Politics! Journalism's another field where our alums are making a difference. Here's Garrett Leahy's (Class of 2019) latest https://48hills.org//uber-drivers-sue-over-coercive-prop-/