In Memoriam: Harry P. Cohany (MA ’52) We remember alumnus Harry P. Cohany (MA ’52) who passed away in 2018. Born in 1921, Cohany’s journey to UT Knoxville was a bit unusual. He grew up in what is now Klaipeda, Lithuania, and emigrated to New York in 1939. After service in the Ninth Army Air […]
Welcome to Our Newest Colleagues: Jordan Carr Peterson Jordan Carr Peterson joined the department as an assistant professor in fall 2023 after previous positions at Texas Christian University, North Carolina State University, and the Jacksonville University Public Policy Institute. He completed his PhD in political science at the University of Southern California, and his JD […]
Welcome to Our Newest Colleagues: Wayde Z.C. Marsh Wayde Z.C. Marsh joined the department as an assistant professor in August 2023. He completed his PhD in political science at the University of Notre Dame in 2022 and had a one-year postdoctoral research fellowship at the Weidenbaum Center on the Economy, Government, and Public Policy at […]
Welcome to Our Newest Colleagues: Carolyn Holmes Carolyn Holmes joined the department as an assistant professor in fall 2023, also coming from a position at Mississippi State University. She completed her PhD in 2015 at Indiana University with concentrations in comparative politics, political philosophy, and African studies. Her research focuses on nationalism and political identities, […]
Welcome to Our Newest Colleagues: Vasabjit Banerjee Vasabjit Banerjee joined the department as an assistant professor in fall 2023, coming to UT from a position at Mississippi State University. He completed his PhD in 2012 at Indiana University with concentrations in comparative politics, international relations, and history. His current research focuses on comparative defense industrial […]
Peterson Wins Research Award Assistant Professor Jordan Carr Peterson received the American Political Science Association Sexuality and Politics section’s Cynthia Weber Award for the Best Conference Paper presented at the 2022 conference for his article “Implementing Equality: The Sources of State (Non)Compliance with Judicial Revisions to Public Policy on Gay Rights.” The article contrasts state-level […]
Pierce Earns New Research Grant Assistant Professor Stephanie Casey Pierce received a $20,000 grant from UT’s Community University Research Collaboration Initiative to support the design, implementation, and evaluation of a local effort to expand access to legal counsel for tenants at risk of eviction in Knox County. Pierce is conducting this work in partnership with […]
Uzonyi Lectures on Political Science during Italy Visit Associate Professor Gary Uzonyi represented UT Knoxville in October 2023 when he participated in a faculty exchange program with the University of Genoa, Italy. While at Genoa, he lectured on civil war, genocide, and peacekeeping as a response to these forms of political violence. He also provided […]
Signature Experiences: Political Science Vols Travel to England and Italy The Department of Political Science offers students a multi-faceted exposure to American politics, comparative politics, international relations, public policy, and political philosophy and theory. We see thousands of students in our introductory classes. Many fulfill their requirements and move on. For others the introductory classes […]
Generous Gifts Made to the Department Two families have made generous financial contributions to the department in the past two years. In 2021, James and Helen Fry established the Fry Family Public Policy Scholarship Endowment to honor the achievements of Diane and Jim Fry, who led creative efforts to promote effective public/private partnerships within the […]
