Political Science

Spring 2026

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University of Tennessee

Political Science Newsletter

Political Spectrum, Spring 2026

Leadership, Research, and Student Opportunities

UT Hosts Young African Leaders

25 students, members of the Mandela Washington Fellowship program, stand holding flags from different countries. The students were part of the US government’s Young African Leaders Initiative.
Kevin Hunter stands next to his presentation, titled "Under Pressure? Examining Social Constrain and the Partisanship-Ideology Pandor of the Black Conservative."

Hunter Seeks Answers Through Political Science Research 

Endowment Boosts International Democracy Studies

Professor Brandon Prins, head of the Department holds an orange "I said it's great to be a Tennessee Vol" flag, alongside Louay Bahry.

Graduate Student Spotlight

Arning Researches Religion’s Influence on Law

Hannah Arning.

Program Spotlight

Two political science students stand in front of the Sunsphere in downtown Knoxville.
Students from the Mandela Washington Fellowship pose for a photo while wearing hardhats in front of the Norris Dam in Rocky Top, Tennessee.