News and Events

The Department of Political Science is delighted to announce that Dr. Gaea Morales will join the department in the Fall semester of 2026. Dr. Morales earned her Ph.D. in Political Science and International Relations from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles in 2025 and will spend the 2025-2026 academic year as a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University before joining Loyola. Dr. Morales studies how global norms translate into local action, focusing on cities and the governance and politics of transboundary challenges such as climate change as it intersects with transnational human rights movements.​ Learn more about her research here.

The Department of Political Science will be offering seven courses in the summer of 2026. They are all online and registration opens on February 9th.

Check out all the details here: 2026 Summer PLSC courses

First Session (May 18-June 26)

PLSC 103 - Comparative Politics with Prof. Cunha Silva

PLSC 300A - Inequality & American Democracy with Prof. Condon

PLSC 326 - American National Security with Prof. Maxey

Second Session (June 29-August 7)

PLSC 101 - American Politics with Prof. Markarian

PLSC 102 - International Relations in the Age of Globalization

PLSC 300A - Hollywood & Politics with Prof. Savage

PLSC 358 - War, Peace, and Politics with Prof. Melin

To access a PDF of course offerings for Fall 2026 click the following link:2026 Fall -- PLSC Undergraduate Courses.pdf

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