Professor Kevin Esterling has been appointed Chair of the Department of Political Science from July 1st, 2024. The department thanks the outgoing department chair, Professor Jennifer Merolla, for excellent leadership over the past three years.

CONFERENCE OVERVIEW Since 1984, the Society for Political Methodology has held an annual summer conference. “Polmeth” is the premier meeting in political science for research advancing applied statistics and machine learning methods. The meeting provides an opportunity for leading faculty and advanced PhD students to showcase and receive feedback on recent work in the field...