Associate professor receives Emerging Scholar Award

Julia Hellwege, assistant professor of political science, has recently received the American Political Science Association’s (APSA) Latino Caucus Emerging Scholar Award for her work at USD. The APSA is an organization for political scientists, Hellwege said, while the Latino Caucus is the group of scholars who are Latino or who study Latino politics. Hellwege, who […]

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USD political student organizations prepare for 2020 election night

With 2020 Election Night less than a week away both the USD College Democrat and USD College Republican student organizations are preparing for the big night as well as events following the election.  Both groups have undergone new leadership in the last two years and have underclassmen as presidents. Melody Beaulieu, a sophomore political science […]

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Let’s get political

Make your voice heard. The importance of being active in politics is making sure your opinion matters. No matter what role you play in society, this is a fundamental right everyone in America should be guaranteed.  You can get involved in politics on multiple levels. In college, there are student government organizations, like Student Government […]

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