Events
Pizza with a Professor
The Pizza with a Professor program takes place each semester. A faculty member in the Government Department meets with students for lunch and conversation. Students come to learn more about a faculty member’s research, teaching philosophies, and journey to become a professor at Wesleyan University. Pizza with a Professor is a wonderful way to get to know faculty outside the classroom over pizza. Past "Pizza Professors" include Professors Cassidy, Rutland, Dancey, Matesan, Ramesh, Hagel and Peck, Dolan and Gallarotti.
Please check back for Fall '23 dates.
Faculty Panel
The faculty panel provides an opportunities for faculty members representing each concentration to share their views on specific topics.
Topics that have been featured in the past:
- Is American Democracy Doomed?
- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine: Causes and Consequences
- Politics after Roe vs. Wade: Making Sense of the Dobbs Decision
Global Migration and the Refugee Crisis faculty panel will take place on Thursday, March 30, at 12 PM, in Usdan 110. The panel will include:
Doug Foyle
Sarah Wiliarty
Carla Abdo-Catsipis
Political Theory Roundtable
This event with the political theory faculty consists of an informal conversation that covers everything you wanted to know about political theory but were afraid to ask, including thesis and research project possibilities, options after graduation, academic jobs, and the graduate school application process.
Please check back for the date.
Declaration Celebration
This event is a celebration for students who have recently declared Government as their major. Students will meet other Government majors and learn about careers for Government majors. Lunch will be provided.
This event will take place on Thursday, April 6, 2023, from 12-1 PM, in Usdan 110.