To set up an advising appointment, please use our online appointment scheduler. If you do not see any times that work for you, feel free to reach out to polisci-advisor@umich.edu for assistance.
Virtual drop in advising will return tomorrow, Friday, November 19th! You can access the virtual drop in queue here for quick questions, scheduling issues, and more on Fridays 1-3 PM.
Course Planning Note:
As you are browsing courses for your POLSCI major or minor, please make sure that you're checking our subfield guides on the Political Science advising site! These color-coded guides will tell you exactly which subfields each Political Science will count for in advance. You can find the Winter 2022 subfield guide here!
Important Dates:
Thursday, November 18 - Undergraduate registration begins TODAY, starting with senior students
Tuesday, November 23 - Thanksgiving Break begins at 5:00 PM
Monday, November 29 - Classes Resume
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Interested in getting involved? Check out these undergraduate Political Science student orgs!
Michigan Mock Trial
Undergraduate Political Science Association
Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honors Society now accepting applications!
Deadline: November 28, 2021
The Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society is once again accepting applications for induction! This is a great opportunity for us to recognize some of our most outstanding students and membership gives you access to some amazing benefits. Members have the right to wear honor regalia at graduation, can attend national conferences for PSA, are eligible for scholarships for graduate study, can get student leadership opportunities and compete in best paper awards nationally!
QUALIFICATIONS
- Completion of at least half the credits required for the baccalaureate degree (i.e. junior or senior standing, 55+ credits)
- Completion of at least 4 courses for juniors, and 5 courses for seniors in political science by the end of the academic year, including at least one upper-division course (300 or 400 level)
- A GPA of 3.5 in all courses in political science
- Maintenance of general scholarship sufficient to place the student in the top one-third of his or her class
- An overall GPA of 3.3
- Transfer students must have completed four courses in political science at the time of application.
If accepted, membership will be contingent upon a one-time payment of dues set at $46. This pays for your membership in Pi Sigma Alpha and your membership certificate. If you would like to receive a Pi Sigma Alpha medallion ($17), an honor cord ($17), or both ($30) to wear at graduation, please add these extra expenses to your due payment. The payment will be due within one week of acceptance notification.
REQUIREMENTS
Three mandatory events during the 2021-2022 academic year:
- The Chapter Induction Ceremony (TBD)
- Professor-Student Dinner (Feb/Mar 2022, date TBD)
- At least one other Pi Sigma Alpha event of your choice
Click Here to Apply
All applications are due on November 28th, 11:59 PM.
If you have any questions please email Pi Sigma Alpha leaders Sujin Kim (sujinkim@umich.edu) and Rebecca Petersen (beccalp@umich.edu).
Michigan Journal of Political Science Call for Submissions
Deadline: December 12, 2021
We are looking for students who are interested in submitting pieces to be published in our next edition of the Michigan Journal of Political Science this semester for our American Politics, International Politics, Political Theory, or Comparative Politics sections.
Submissions must be argumentative and Academic or Research-Based, ranging from 1000-8000 words in the relevant fields of Political Science. All submissions will undergo an intensive peer review process. All submissions must follow Chicago Style Citations. You must be an undergraduate to submit. Authors are limited to a maximum or two submissions each.
Our deadline to be considered is Monday, December 12, 2021. Submit here!
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[NEW!] APAICS Congressional Internship
Deadline: November 29, 2021
The Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies (APAICS) is recruiting Asian American and Pacific Islander UM students to apply to their paid summer Congressional Internship in Washington, DC (students must be citizens or permanent residents with work authorization). APAICS provides round trip airfare and offers housing. APAICS is specifically seeking students studying political science. The deadline to apply is November 29, 2021. If students have any questions about the program they can contact Nicholas Kishaba, Program Associate at nicholas@apaics.org.
[NEW!] The Fund for American Studies (TFAS) Academic Internship Program
Deadlines: December 7, 2021 (early); February 10, 2022 (priority); March 15, 2022 (final)
2022 D.C. Summer Program
June 4 - July 29 | 8 weeks | Earn 3-6 credit
Are you looking for an opportunity to gain real-world work experience this summer? The TFAS comprehensive academic internship program in Washington, D.C. includes:
- Course credit from George Mason University
- An engaging internship placement
- Furnished on-campus housing
- Professional development and networking activities
Want to learn more? Page through our digital view book or watch a one minute video. You can also find more information on this flyer.
TFAS is a nonprofit with a mission to bring students from all over the country to D.C. for a life-changing summer program. TFAS awards more than $1 million in scholarships each year and 85% of students receive an award.
To apply, fill out the online application, upload your resume, request your official transcript be sent to TFAS and pay the $25 application fee.
Once your application is complete, you will receive admissions and scholarship decisions within three weeks.
Questions? Send an email to admissions@TFAS.org or schedule a video meeting.
Student Research Opportunity at the CoronaNet Research Project
Apply here!
CoronaNet is a global data collection effort on COVID-19 response measures of governments from all around the world in a joint initiative between the Hochschule für Politik at Technical University of Munich (Chair of International Relations), New York University – Abu Dhabi, Nazarbayev University, Universidade de Brasília, the University of Southern California and the Hertie School of Governance. The main focus of this project is to collect as much information as possible about the diverse actions governments have taken to defeat the pandemic. This includes not only gathering information about which governments are responding to COVID-19, but whom their actions are targeting, what they consist of, how they are implementing them, as well as the timing and durations of such measures. So far, our team of more than 300 active volunteer research assistants (1200 in total) has coded over 95,000 unique policies on national and sub-national level, making us the single largest and most detailed resource on government policies.
As research assistants at CoronaNet, students obtain valuable research and soft skills and become part of a network of young scholars from all over the world. The position is an unpaid, remote volunteer position, but working hours are flexible and volunteers contribute in different ways and on a schedule adapted to their other responsibilities. We believe working as a research assistant would greatly benefit your students as they can develop useful skills and build academic and professional networks that will benefit them in their future endeavors. By collaborating with the project they will learn to collect and prepare data for analysis, gain qualitative and quantitative research skills, and can take part in academic training and workshops. In addition, we also offer flexible internship opportunities for university credits.
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CJS 451.002 - Topics in Japanese Studies: Japanese Politics and Society
Instructor: Charles McClean
Credits: 3
Day/Time: Tuesdays 4-7 PM
Location: Weiser 455
This class introduces students to important puzzles about contemporary Japanese politics and society, discusses various ways in which scholars have attempted to solve these puzzles, and suggests pathways for future research. Together, we will seek to explain public policy outcomes across a wide range of topics, including gender equality, nuclear energy, territorial disputes, population aging, and immigration. In the process, we will learn: (1) the important actors in Japanese politics (e.g., voters, politicians, parties, bureaucrats, and firms), (2) the positions that different actors take with respect to various policies, as well as the sources of these policy preferences, and (3) how political institutions block or enhance the representation of these actors’ interests.
The course is listed as being intended for upper-level undergraduates (Junior/Senior) and graduate students, but lower-level undergraduates are welcome to take the course if interested!
SOC 428/ASIAN 490/PUBPOL 428 - Contemporary China
Instructor: Xiaohong Xu
Credits: 3
Day/Time: MW 2:30pm - 4:30pm
Location: 3242 LSA
China has a long history and yet has undergone a series of drastic social transformations in the contemporary era. The magnitude, pace, and tumultuousness of these changes and surprising continuities alongside them raise many challenging questions. This course takes a historical and global perspective to understand the social dynamics of contemporary China, with a focus on political economy as well as major social institutions such as family, work, education, religion, and cultural practices. Understanding the dynamics of social changes in China, including its changing relationship with a changing global scene, is crucial to both advance social scientific knowledge and informed public discussion. This course examines social changes in contemporary China, with this broad vision in mind.
Writing 405 - Everything Matters: How to Integrate Everything We Know and Write Into Our Climate Emergency
Instructor: Ramond McDaniel
Credits: 3
Day/Time: M/W 4-5:30pm
Location: 2011 MLB
**Satisfies ULWR Requirement**
This class focuses on how writing works in and across disciplines when a complex issue demands an integrated response - in this case, the issue is global heating. Students will create writing portfolios that draw on their own majors and those of their peers to represent a holistic understanding of this vital issue and communicate it to general readers.
Writing 410 - Quantitative Analysis and Writing in the Disciplines: Understanding Water Crises
Instructor: Larissa Sano
Credits: 3
Day/Time: T/Th 8:30am-10am
Location: 2437 MH
**Satisfies ULWR & QR/2 Requirements**
“The human right to water is indispensable for leading a life in human dignity.” Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations.
Despite the recognized importance of water, almost 800 million people worldwide lack access to clean, potable water. The impacts of this lack of access to water falls disproportionately on children, who suffer from a higher rate of water-borne diseases than adults, and on women and girls, who spend a disparate amount of time collecting water for their families. Even in developed countries that have advanced water treatment options, hundreds of thousands of people struggle to afford access to clean water and suffer the ill effects from water contamination.
In this class, we will explore the causes, consequences, and potential solutions to water crises from around the world. Through course readings and class discussions, we will seek to answer the following - What are the drivers of water crises and how do they differ across time, space, and human populations? Who is affected by these crises and how? What factors contribute to water crises and what can we do about them?
This course will foreground our exploration of water issues as we use writing to document, synthesize, analyze, and communicate about water issues. Coursework will include lower-stakes assignments that focus on analyzing readings and writing process as well as larger, scaffolded projects that will help students develop and hone their writing skills. Students will have some choice in the type of writing assignments they do, as this course aims to allow students to write in genres that suit their backgrounds and interests. We will spend some time analyzing the numbers and data behind water crises, as well as learning ways to communicate quantitative information.
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[HAPPENING TODAY!] Public Meeting of the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commissioners
Thursday, November 18, 2021
10:00 AM - 2:00 PM
Michigan League Ballroom (2nd Floor)
This event is free and open to the public.
The Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission is in the penultimate stage of redistricting, gathering feedback on proposed maps for the Michigan House of Representatives, Michigan Senate, and Michigan's 13 Congressional seats. The Commission's first meeting during this public comment phase will be held at the University of Michigan on Thursday, November 18 at 10am. The Commission wants to hear from the public, and encourages all stakeholders to have their say on which maps the Commission should adopt.
Keep an eye on http://michigan.gov/micrc for details on signing up to speak. Both in-person and remote speaking opportunities will be provided, and the meeting can be viewed live in-person or via YouTube and Facebook. #ShowUpSpeakUp.
Campus partners at U-M include The Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP), Ginsberg Center, Turn Up Turnout, Program in Practical Policy Engagement, and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
Public Parking available at the Maynard Street Parking Structure
324 Maynard St, Ann Arbor, MI 48104
PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
Mandatory health screening and mask wearing protocol to attend public meetings in University of Michigan buildings:
- Please note that all in-person attendees must follow University of Michigan health screening and mandatory mask protocol, AND must sign-in before entering the meeting.
- You can access the health screening questions when you arrive, or you can complete before you arrive using the ResponsiBLUE guest app.
- To fill out the ResponsiBlue Guest health screening questions prior to your arrival – just save a screenshot of the green check mark confirmation to show upon your arrival at the Michigan League Ballroom.
For more information contact closup@umich.edu
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Center for Japanese Studies Thursday Lecture
The Massacre and the Conspiracy: Locating the Japanese Diaspora in Seventeenth Century Southeast Asia
Thursday, November 18, 2021
12:00 - 1:30 PM EST
Register to attend via Zoom
In 1621, Japanese soldiers participated in a massive Dutch East India Company invasion of the Banda islands in Southeast Asia. Pressed into service as executioners, they were involved in the opening act of a violent campaign to pacify a key territory in the Dutch empire. Just two years later, Japanese soldiers found themselves facing the executioner’s blade as they were accused of plotting against the Company on the nearby island of Ambon. These two episodes in 1621 and 1623 encapsulate the Dutch East India Company’s shifting relationship with the Japanese recruits that it transported to Southeast Asia to wage war on its behalf. This talk will explore the Company’s short-lived experiment with recruiting Japanese military labor and how this can be located within the wider history of the Japanese diaspora in seventeenth century Southeast Asia. In the last part of the talk, I will turn to examine the surprising resilience of Japanese communities both in the Dutch overseas empire and more generally across the region.
Adam Clulow is a Professor at the University of Texas at Austin. He is the author of The Company and the Shogun: The Dutch Encounter with Tokugawa Japan (Columbia University Press, 2014), which won multiple awards including the Jerry Bentley Prize in World History from the American Historical Association, and Amboina, 1623: Conspiracy and Fear on the Edge of Empire (Columbia University Press, 2019). He is creator of The Amboyna Conspiracy Trial, an online interactive trial engine that received the New South Wales Premiers History Award in 2017, and Virtual Angkor with Tom Chandler, which received the American Historical Association’s Roy Rosenzweig Prize for Innovation in Digital History and the 2021 Digital Humanities and Multimedia Studies Prize from the Medieval Academy of America.
This colloquium series is made possible by the generous support of the U.S. Department of Education Title VI grant.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Debates on Holocaust Memory: Coloniality, Black Lives, and Multidirectionality
Thursday, November 18, 2021
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Register for webinar in advance via Zoom
The translations of Michael Rothberg’s Multidirectional Memory and Esra Özyürek’s Being German, Becoming Muslim into German have become part of ongoing national debates about the relationship between the Holocaust and colonialism. You are invited to join Michael Rothberg (UCLA) and Esra Özyürek (University of Cambridge, UK) in conversation about new developments in these debates. The webinar will be moderated by Damani Partridge (University of Michigan).
Michael Rothberg is the 1939 Society Samuel Goetz Chair in Holocaust Studies, Professor of English and Comparative Literature, and Chair of the Department of Comparative Literature at the University of California, Los Angeles. His latest book is The Implicated Subject: Beyond Victims and Perpetrators (Stanford University Press, 2019). Michael Rothberg’s previous books include Multidirectional Memory: Remembering the Holocaust in the Age of Decolonization (2009), Traumatic Realism: The Demands of Holocaust Representation (2000), and, co-edited with Neil Levi, The Holocaust: Theoretical Readings (2003). With Yasemin Yildiz, he is working on a book about Germany called Memory Citizenship: Migrant Archives of Holocaust Remembrance for Fordham University Press.
Esra Özyürek is the Sultan Qaboos Professor in Abrahamic Faiths and Shared Values at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge, and an anthropologist of religion and politics in the Middle East and Europe. She is the author of Being German, Becoming Muslim: Race, Religion and Conversion in the New Europe (Princeton University Press, 2014) and Nostalgia for the Modern: State, Secularism and Everyday Politics in Turkey (Duke University Press, 2006). Her new book manuscript, Shouldering the Guilt, Embracing Empathy: Holocaust Memory and Muslim Belonging in Post-war Germany, is under review by Stanford University Press.
Damani J. Partridge is Professor of Anthropology and Afroamerican and African Studies as well as Director of Social Justice Initiatives at the University of Michigan. He is the Director of http://filmingfuturecities.org/ on Berlin and Detroit, and the author of Hypersexuality and Headscarves: Race, Sex, and Citizenship in the New Germany (Indiana University Press, 2012). His new book, Blackness as a Universal Claim: Holocaust Heritage, Noncitizen Futures, and Black Power in Berlin, is forthcoming in 2022 with the University of California Press.
Webinar sponsored by the University of Michigan and the University of Oklahoma, member institutions of the German Studies Association.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Harry A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Lecture Series
Preventable: COVID-19, healthcare, and the future (with Andy Slavitt and Abdul El-Sayed)
Thursday, Nov 18, 2021
4:00-5:00 pm EST
While the uneven government response to the COVID-19 pandemic may have been responsible for thousands of unnecessary deaths, the pandemic revealed larger issues of health inequity across U.S. society. Andy Slavitt, former Biden White House COVID-19 senior advisor and acting CMS administrator, has outlined the mistakes made, the larger picture of healthcare in America, and prescriptions for alleviating some of those problems. He will be in discussion with Towsley Policymaker in Residence and health advocate Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.
For more information about the book, bios, and viewing information visit https://fordschool.umich.edu/event/2021/preventable-covid-19-healthcare-and-future
Hosted by the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Dan Carpenter (Harvard University) "Democracy by Petition: (North American) Popular Politics in Transformation, 1790-1870"
Thursday, November 18, 2021
4:00 - 5:30 PM
5670 Haven Hall (Eldersveld Room)
Democracy in America emerged not merely through elections and parties, but through the transformation of an ancient political tool: the petition. A statement of grievance accompanied by a list of signatures, the petition afforded women and men excluded from formal politics the chance to make their voices heard and to reshape the landscape of political possibility. Carpenter traces the explosion and expansion of petitioning across the North American continent. Indigenous tribes in Canada, free Blacks from Boston to the British West Indies, Irish canal workers in Indiana, and Hispanic settlers in territorial New Mexico all used petitions to make claims on those in power. Petitions facilitated the extension of suffrage, the decline of feudal land tenure, and advances in liberty for women, African Americans, and Indigenous peoples. Even where petitioners failed in their immediate aims, their campaigns advanced democracy by setting agendas, recruiting people into political causes, and fostering aspirations of equality. Far more than periodic elections, petitions provided an everyday current of communication between officeholders and the people.
This talk is co-sponsored by the Law School's Program in Race, Law, and History.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Donia Human Rights Center Lecture
The Human Right to a Healthy Environment
Thursday, November 18, 2021
4:15-5:45 pm ET | 110 Weiser Hall and Zoom
Please note: This event will be offered in person on the University of Michigan Ann Arbor campus at 110 Weiser Hall (500 Church Street) and will be simultaneously available via Zoom Webinar.
In October of this year, the United Nations Human Rights Council recognized for the first time the human right to a safe, clean, healthy and sustainable environment. Why did the Council finally adopt this right? What effect will recognition have? How might the right contribute to the ongoing application of human rights to environmental issues such as climate change and the conservation of biodiversity?
Featuring: John H. Knox, Henry C. Lauerman Professor of International Law, Wake Forest University; UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment, 2012-2018
Commentator: Jennifer Haverkamp, Professor from Practice, Michigan Law School and Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Graham Family Director, University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute
This event is free and open to the public, but registration is required if you intend to participate virtually. Once you've registered, the joining information will be sent to your email. Register now!
The Donia Human Rights Center will follow state, local, and University of Michigan guidelines for in-person events.
This event is co-sponsored by: University of Michigan Graham Sustainability Institute.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Alexander Hamilton Society Speaker Event (and more!)
Thursday, November 18, 2021
Palmer Commons Great Lakes North Room
6:00 PM EST
The Alexander Hamilton Society is a non-partisan, not-for-profit national organization based in Washington D.C. that seeks to identify, educate, and launch young men and women into foreign policy and national security careers imbued with the Hamiltonian perspective of strong and principled American leadership in global affairs. AHS provides career development opportunities for students interested in interning for a foreign policy think tank in Washington D.C. as well as positions in the federal government for foreign affairs. Furthermore, AHS will be hosting other speaker events in the future. If interested in being contacted for other future speaker events, please sign up here. You can also join our public GroupMe here.
Our organization’s activities include:
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Speaker Events: AHS hosts two on-campus speaker events inviting various practitioners and think tank fellows to discuss and debate key issues in U.S. foreign policy and national security. UPCOMING: Dr. Robert Lieber, speaking on Primacy v. Restraint in US Foreign Policy. It will be next Thursday, November 18, at 6 PM in the Palmer Commons Great Lakes North Room, and moderated by Dr. John Ciorciari.
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National Organization Conference: Attendance of the annual AHS four-day Student Leadership Conference (SLC), RRI-AHS National Defense Fellowship, which is split into two components: Peace Through Strength Bootcamp and Reagan National Defense Forum, and the Evolution of the International Order Seminar in Washington D.C.
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The Hamiltonian Statecraft Journal: The Hamiltonian Statecraft is a journal annually published by the AHS Chapter at the University of Michigan that entails articles on U.S. foreign policy, international relations, and global economic policy. Students that are a part of the AHS will have the opportunity to become published authors on pertinent issues in foreign policy. Additionally, students have the opportunity to submit their work to the national organization’s paper (The Hamiltonian).
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Model Diplomacy: AHS participates in model diplomatic conferences, such as Model UN, EU, NATO, and Arab League as well as its own internal policy simulations, international crisis simulation, and wargames in order to familiarize students with diplomatic statesmanship.
AHS is also recruiting for the Winter 2022 cycle, so if you are interested in applying to the next cycle, please sign up on our interest form.
Contact aawkielm@umich.edu with questions.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Global Scholars Program Info Session (+ accepting applications!)
Thursday, November 18, 2021
7:00 - 8:00 PM (virtual)
Please rsvp if you are planning to attend by sending an email to: globalscholars@umich.edu
An email will be sent with a Zoom Link when you rsvp.
Application Deadline: December 10, 2021
Do you want to be part of an international community without leaving campus? Are you interested in improving your intercultural communication skills, building meaningful relationships with students from different backgrounds, and broadening your perspectives?
We are happy to inform you that the Global Scholars Program (GSP) is now accepting applications for winter 2022 and academic year 2022-2023.
Please send your Info Sessions rsvp or questions to globalscholars@umich.edu.
[HAPPENING TODAY!] Sir David Adjaye and Chika Okeke-Agulu "Homeward"
Thursday, November 18, 2021
8:00 PM EST
Virtual Event
The debate about restitution and the ethics of Western museums’ owning African artworks collected during the era of colonization has never been more in the public eye. Most well-known, perhaps, are the “Benin bronzes,” artistic and royal heirlooms made since the 13th century by highly specialized metalworkers in the Kingdom of Benin (now southern Nigeria). In 1897, British forces sacked the capital of this prosperous kingdom. They tore sculptures and plaques from the palace walls, and took them back to Europe, where the looted treasures were sold to museums and private collectors. The royal court of Benin, Nigerian officials, and high-profile scholars such as Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu (Princeton) have been demanding their return for decades. Increasingly, museums based in the Global North have been listening to these calls for repatriation, and some have pledged to return works from their collections. To provide a new home for the repatriated works, plans for a new Edo Museum of West African Art (EMOWAA), are currently in development with world renowned architect Sir David Adjaye leading the building design project.
On the occasion of Wish You Were Here: African Art & Restitution, a public investigation into our own collection at the University of Michigan Museum of Art (UMMA), Sir David Adjaye and Professor Chika Okeke-Agulu will discuss their current and recent projects that address how works of art may re-enter the societies they were torn away from. Laura De Becker, Interim Chief Curator and the Helmut and Candis Stern Curator of African Art at UMMA, will introduce the event.
[NEW!] Creative Writing Q&A Session
Friday, November 19, 2021
12:00 PM EST
Do you have questions about the Creative Writing Minor? The Creative Writing Sub-concentration? Creative writing classes in general?
Undergraduate Creative Writing Director Cody Walker -- assisted by two current creative writing students -- would love to try to answer them!
[NEW!] Department of Asian Languages and Cultures Virtual Info Session
Friday, November 19, 2021
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM EST
Register here to receive Zoom meeting information.
Why should you study Asian Studies? Find out at the ALC Information Session and ask our Director of Undergraduate Studies any questions you have.
Topics that will be covered:
- Asian Studies major
- Asian Languages and Cultures minor
- Asian Studies minor
- Language learning opportunities
If you are a person with a disability who requires accommodation to participate fully in this event, please email Alice Austin at alc-studentservicesassistant@umich.edu at least one week in advance of this event. Please be aware that advance notice is necessary as some accommodations may require more time for the University to arrange.
[DEADLINE EXTENDED!] MUSE Conference on Sustainability and Environment After Catastrophe Call for Abstracts
Deadline: Tuesday, November 23, 2021
The MUSE Organizing Committee cordially invites our colleagues at the University of Michigan to participate in the 2022 Michigan University-wide Sustainability and Environment (MUSE) Conference, February 2-4, 2022. The annual flagship event of the MUSE Initiative, the MUSE Conference provides a unique venue for sharing research, building new connections, and fostering interdisciplinary collaboration among all members of the University of Michigan community who are engaged in a broad range of sustainability and environment-related research. We welcome the involvement of U-M undergraduate and graduate students, as well as University leadership, faculty, and research fellows from all disciplines, including those in arts, humanities, engineering, and natural and social sciences.
With the theme of this year, Sustainability and Environment After Catastrophe, MUSE would like to explore resolutions to current global challenges, such as climate change and the pandemic, and envision together ways to begin rebuilding during and beyond catastrophe. To this end, we welcome proposals addressing the following questions, but not necessarily limited to:
- What defines catastrophe, and who gets to decide?
- How can we assess existing systems’ vulnerabilities to catastrophe?
- How can pre-catastrophe planning and post-catastrophe response better inform each other?
- How can stakeholders cooperate (socially, politically, economically, technologically, or institutionally) to increase their capacity to adapt to catastrophe?
- What is the role of sustainability research in ensuring just and inclusive recoveries from catastrophe?
You can participate in the 2022 MUSE Conference by submitting a short abstract within 500 words. We encourage submissions to include either specific research outcomes or broader themes related to your research interests. Guidance for the various presentation formats can be found here.
The deadline for abstract submission is Tuesday, November 16 at 11:59 pm. Please submit your abstract here. For questions concerning the MUSE Initiative, the MUSE Conference, or your abstract submission, please write to muse-conference@umich.edu.
[NEW!] Academic Experience Funding Upcoming Deadline!
Deadline: Wednesday, December 1, 2021
The Political Science Department provides small amounts of funding (up to $500) to facilitate students' academic experiences beyond the traditional UM classroom (e.g. study abroad, research projects, conference attendance, internships, etc.). Applications must be submitted prior to the start of the proposed academic experience by one of the following deadlines: October 1, December 1, February 1, April 1. All applications received by these dates will be reviewed within three weeks of the deadline.
If you are interested in this opportunity, please complete this application. In addition to providing basic information, you will be asked to upload an academic experience description and an overall budget.
The experience description should be about a page in length and will describe the academic experience and how it will enrich your political science education.
The overall budget should describe the costs associated with your experience, how you will fund it in total, and any other outstanding funding requests.
You will be notified via email once your application has been reviewed. If approved you will receive an official award letter indicating the amount of funding. All awards will be disbursed through the financial aid system within 10-15 business days.
Please note: All students who receive funding will be required to submit a report to the Department of Political Science that informs us how your experience played a role in your development as a student and your understanding of political science upon completion of the proposed academic experience. These reports will be used to inform the donors who help support the fund from which your award is paid.
Wolverine Support Network Call for Speakers
Event date: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 (time and location TBD)
Wolverine Support Network is a student led organization, affiliated with CAPS, focused around peer-led support groups and destigmatizing mental health on campus. WSN will be organizing an event on December 1st in which students, faculty and staff within the UofM community can share their experiences with mental health and they are looking for student speakers!
Apply here!
Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (DCERP) Summer Fellowship Opportunity
Deadline: December 3, 2021 (priority); January 17, 2022 (regular)
The Detroit Community-Engaged Research Program (DCERP) is a summer fellowship offered by the U-M Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. In summer 2022, DCERP students will work full-time on research projects directed by Detroit nonprofits that focus on community priorities such as the environment, food security, youth development, restorative justice, health equity and more! No prior research experience is necessary. The program specifically seeks students interested in gaining experience working with communities and advancing social justice.
DCERP fellows:
- Work full-time for a nonprofit organization in Detroit on a community-driven research project
- Form a learning community of aspiring change agents that will get to collaborate with each other
- Participate in weekly seminars about social justice issues affecting Detroit and the region
- Blog about their experiences living and working in Detroit
- Receive a $2,500 stipend award (or more, based on financial need)
- Are provided dormitory housing in midtown Detroit
Program dates: June 4, 2022 - August 5, 2022
Application deadline: Dec. 3, 2021 (priority deadline), Jan 17, 2022 (regular deadline)
Applications are now being accepted! Visit https://myumi.ch/erK95 for guidelines and to access the online application.
Contact: urop.engaged@umich.edu
[NEW!] Fully-Funded Public Policy Summer Program: College Student Congress
Deadline: December 22, 2021
Applications are now open for the Henry Clay Center’s fully funded, public-policy summer program – the College Student Congress! This two-week program in Lexington, Kentucky, and Washington, D.C. is an ideal academic and professional experience for current college juniors interested in politics, public policy, law, and government.
The 12th annual College Student Congress will take place from June 6th to June 17th, 2022. Fifty-one students will be selected to attend – one student representing each state and the District of Columbia. Throughout the program, students will have opportunities to research and write public policy on current national issues, meet diverse peers from across the country, develop new interpersonal and leadership skills, and interact with guest speakers in Lexington and D.C. Previous policy topics have included healthcare, criminal justice reform, immigration, affordable housing, national debt, U.S. foreign policy, and much more.
Each student receives a full scholarship to cover the cost of attendance, including transportation, housing, meals, and program materials. Applications can be found on our website, www.henryclaycenter.org, and are available through December 22nd.
The Henry Clay Center is a nonpartisan nonprofit dedicated to promoting civil discourse and educating future leaders in the principles and practices of statesmanship. For more information about the Henry Clay Center or the College Student Congress, please visit our website at www.henryclaycenter.org.
[NEW!] Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowship Application Now Open!
Deadline: January 15, 2022
The FLAS Application is now live! More information on Info Sessions, drop-in advising, and the application materials can be found on the FLAS Applicant Resource Page!
The Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships provide tuition support and stipend to students studying designated less commonly taught foreign languages and their associated regions for the undergraduate and graduate academic year and for summer in the U.S. or abroad.
Awards*:
- Graduate Academic Year: $18,000 in tuition support and $20,000 stipend
- Undergraduate Academic Year: $10,000 in tuition support and $5,000 stipend
- Summer Award: $5,000 for program fee and $2,500 stipend
Eligibility:
- US Citizens & Permanent Residents
- Undergraduate, Graduate, and PhD students at U-M Ann Arbor
- Students from any school, college, academic level, program, and major/degree
- Students do NOT need to be in an international studies major/degree
Info Sessions:
Please see the LSA FLAS Site for up-to-date Info Session information and links. Additional individualized Info Sessions can be available for student groups, departments, organizations, and programs. If you would like to schedule a personalized info session for your group, please don't hesitate to ask!
Detailed Instructions:
Can be found at the FLAS Applicant Resource Page.
Eligible Languages:
Arabic, Armenian, Bengali, Bosnian, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Filipino, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Nahuatl, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Quechua, Russian, Serbian, Swahili, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uyghur, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Yiddish, Yoruba. (Additional languages in these regions can be approved on a case-by-case basis).
Drop-In Advising:
Every Thursday, 11:00am-12:00pm
Zoom Link: https://umich.zoom.us/j/98928038676
Contact:
Dan Cameron
ii.flasinfo@umich.edu
International Affairs Summer Offerings: Field Programs, Remote Studies, and UN Summer Study
Deadline: Rolling
Interested in gaining first-hand professional and research experience abroad, online, or in the United Nations system?
The Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs is offering three types of experiential learning opportunities for summer 2022: field programs, remote studios, and the UN Summer Study. Field programs are on-the-ground experiences at a site abroad. Remote Studios are online hubs for project work, independent research, and/or virtual internships. The UN Summer Study is an exploration of the United Nations in NYC.
The field programs, remote studios, and UN Summer Study are open to undergraduate and graduate students from the New School and other universities and continuing education professionals in the United States and around the world.
Please watch the pre-recorded videos below providing an overview of our summer offerings as well as detailed information for your site of interest:
Students from all disciplines and professional backgrounds are encouraged to apply on the links below:
IFP 2022 Application
UNSS 2022 Application
Learn more about IFP
Learn more about UNSS
University of Michigan Undergraduate Research Journal (UMURJ) Call for Submissions
Deadline: Early Winter 2022 Semester
UMURJ is currently accepting manuscript submissions for publication. Students are welcome to submit their research manuscripts, articles, or blog posts. See the flyer below for more information.
UMURJ is a student-run, non-technical research journal. Its mission is to build connections between faculty, undergraduate students, graduate students, and the public, as well as among the different academic disciplines. Please visit umurj.org to submit; all academic disciplines are welcome!
Submissions must be in APA Style and will first be reviewed by our staff. Accepted manuscripts will be reviewed by a faculty member. Please contact the Editors-in-Chief with any questions ( umurj-editorsinchief@umich.edu).
Midwestern Citizen Call for Staff Writers
Midwestern Citizen is a premier undergraduate legal/political op-ed publication on campus and at other top universities in states across the Midwest, Great Plains, and adjacent areas.
We’re looking for more Michigan students who are interested in law and policy to join our team of undergrads as staff writers. MC is an independent, inter-university student organization. Positions are not paid, as staff are most akin to “club members” at a more typical university club.
This is a great opportunity for students (especially those considering law school) to practice and hone in skills in argumentative writing, policy analysis, and the synthesis of complex legal and political issues, and we are in the midst of recruiting more Michigan students to join our staff.
Apply here!
Social Moments Call for Submissions
Deadline: Rolling
SOCIAL MOMENTS: A Student Journal of Social Relations is a free, online, interdisciplinary peer-reviewed journal examining the social and cultural world through a social science lens. All graduate and undergraduate students of the social sciences are invited to submit articles for publication. Relevant disciplines include, but are not limited to: sociology, criminology/criminal justice, women/gender studies, sexuality, political science, social psychology, cultural anthropology, and cultural/social geography. SOCIAL MOMENTS is editorially independent. All members of the editorial team are
affiliated with an accredited institution.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
URL: https://sites.google.com/view/socialmoments/
Email: Social.Moments.Student.Journal@gmail.com
The Bert and Phyllis Lamb Prize in Political Science: Rewarding Innovation and Good Writing
Deadline: Friday, February 18, 2022
The Bert & Phyllis Lamb Prize was established by Berton Lee Lamb II, Ph.D.and Janis C. Lamb in 2013 in honor of their parents. As children of the Depression and members of The Greatest Generation, the Lambs were strong advocates of education, viewing it as the solution to most of challenges facing our country and other cultures around the world. They firmly believed innovation, knowledge from a variety of fields, and tenacity combined with honed writing and communication skills promoted good government. In honor of those beliefs and in an effort to continue promoting the value of education, the Bert & Phyllis Lamb Prize in Political Science was created to support and reward undergraduate work that highlights these ideals.
The Prize is a cash award of $1,000. The Prize includes a plaque and on-line publication of the winning submission.
Recipients of the Prize who choose to attend the award ceremony at the Western Social Science Association (WSSA) annual conference will be reimbursed up to $1,000 for travel expenses, provided with registration for the Conference and a one-year membership in the WSSA.
Undergraduate students who intend to apply are encouraged to submit the Intent to Apply form.
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