PPPA professor Carolyn Long speaks about shame in politics—and why it may be disappearing. www.wbur.org/onpoint/2026...

WSU is seeking an American Politics Associate Professor/ Professor to also serve as the Foley Institute Director. wsu.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/WSU_Jo...

The WSU Mock Trial team competed in the Bulldog Brawl invitational tournament at Gonzaga this past weekend. The team did an amazing job and brought home both Best Attorney and Best Witness awards. Congratulations to Coach Lindsi Alcantar & mock trial team! #WSUPPPA #wsupullman #WSU #GoCougs

WSU professor Jacob Lewis speaks to USA Today about protests---and the conditions under which they can escalate into violence. @profjslewis.bsky.social www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... #WSUPPPA #pppaproud #WSU #USAToday

We're so glad to hear 3 of PPPA Faculty are favorites of WSU Pullman faculty members. Mark Fagiano, Michael Ritter and Jacob Lewis. www.instagram.com/reel/DPbvkmR... #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #wsupullman #WSU

PPPA Professor Julia Carboni, who also serves as Executive Director of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center, was elected as a Fellow to The National Academy of Public Administration. napawash.org/news/2025-ac... #WSUPPPA #WSU #PublicAdministration #pppaproud

PPPA's William Favell is to sit on a panel discussing research on Sub-Saharan Africa. #WSUPPPA #WSU #Politicalscience #PPPAPROUD #wsupullman

PPPA professor Julia Carboni discusses solutions for building civic health: www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

PPPA's Matt Stichter, co-authored with Ellen Fridland, a new publication, "Emotional Self-Knowledge". #wsupppa #WSU #PPPAPROUD #Philosophy

Hohyun Yoon, a new faculty member of PPPA, won the 2025 Kenneth N. Waltz Dissertation Award given by the International Security section of the American Political Science Association. Yoon’s dissertation: “Emotion and Coercive Credibility: The Strategic Role of Anger in International Crises.”

PPPA Director, Travis Ridout, and PPPA alum, Taewoo Kang, met with Assemblyman Lee to discuss the role of social media in political campaigns in South Korea. #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #PoliticalScience #WSU #socialmediainpolitics

PPPA director, Travis Ridout, elected to Washington State Academy of Sciences. news.wsu.edu/news/2025/07... #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU #PoliticalScience

PPPA's Dr. Travis Ridout & graduate student Edward Greer collaborated with Dr. Michael Franz and Dr. Erika Franklin Fowler on an article regarding political advertising on streaming services & connected television. www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/... #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #PoliticalScience

PPPA's Michael Salamone recently provided a comment to Newsweek regarding Supreme Court Rulings. www.newsweek.com/supreme-cour... #pppaproud #WSU #PoliticalScience #WSUPPPA #SupremeCourt

PPPA's Season Hoard, Sebastian Ruiz, Edward Greer, Anna Ivanova, and Nicholas Wong assisted in the DGSS Technical Report: Pathways to Housing Security: Status of Fact Finding Addendum Report. www.researchgate.net/publication/...

Congratulations Joseph! Joseph was awarded the APSA Political Science Psychology Distinguished Junior Scholar Award. #PoliticalScience #APSA #WSU #WSUPPPA #pppaproud #GoCougs

Congratulations Sydney! PPPA's Sydney Smith landed a Fulbright Award. She'll be in Europe to study how different levels of government work together to shape and carry out gender equality policies. distinguishedscholarships.wsu.edu/2025/05/28/f... #WSU #pppaproud #PoliticalScience #Fulbright

PPPA faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students came together to celebrate recipients of many awards at the 2025 PPPA Scholarship, Fellowship and Awards Ceremony, Wednesday evening.

The Panel "A Decade of Research on Civil Discourse in State Legislatures: Post-Covid Update and Reaction Panel met during the Western Political Science Association. Steven Stehr Julia Carboni Sam Reed, Kim Wyman, Brent Steele, Stephanie Witt, Nick Lovrich, Francis Benjamin and Bill Schreckhise.

PPPA's Graduate Student Will Favell will be a visiting Predoctoral Scholar at Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University in Washington DC this upcoming Fall. Congratulations Will! #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU #GoCougs #internationalaffairs #georgewashingtonuniversity

If you missed Dr. Tom Preston's talk on the Ukraine crisis at the The Foley Institute, check it out here! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsIR... #PoliticalScience #Ukraine #WSUPPPA #thefoley #WSU #pppaproud #GoCougs #politicalpsychology

PPPA'S Dr. Cheryl Ellenwood was featured in a discussion of Washington state's agreement for Indigenous Data Sovereignty. stateline.org/2025/03/27/t... #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #indigenouspeople #DataSovereignty #PoliticalScience #WSU

PPPA'S Tom Preston, will discuss how the current situation in Ukraine demonstrates the threat posed by a new authoritarian populist nationalism. March 28, 12:00PM, 308 Bryan Hall You can watch live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsIR... #pppa#wsu#gocougs#WSUPPPA#pppaproud

PPPA PROUD! Awards! Master’s Student Achievement Soc Sci Alina Khamatdinova; Doctoral Student Achievement Soc Sci William Favell; Excellence in Institutional Service Season Hoard; Early Career Achievement (TT) Jacob Lewis 2025 Crimson Spirit Recognition Kari Nelson #wsu#wsupppa#pppaproud#gocougs

PPPA'S Dr. Jacob Lewis discusses antisemitism and conspiracy beliefs in politics. #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU #wsupullman #GoCougs #PoliticalScience www.msn.com/en-us/news/w...

PPPA Professor Tom Preston Speaks about proposed U.S. - Ukraine Deal. #WSUPPPA #WSU #wsupullman #GoCougs #pppaproud #PoliticalScience www.spokesman.com/stories/2025...

PPPA'S Will Favell, presented a guest speech on Women and youth as actors in countering violent extremism in West Africa last Friday February 21st, via zoom for a large international conference in Lome, Togo.

We are excited to announce Congratulations to 2 PPPA! Dr. Michael Ritter, promoting to Associate Professor (Career -Track) and Dr. Jacob Lewis, promoting to Associate Professor (Tenure-Track) Tenure and Promotions will be recognized during the Celebration of Excellence Banquet Friday March 28th.

WSU's Mock Trial Advanced to Regionals. Competition will take place in Seattle February 21st-23rd! #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #mocktrial #wsumocktrial #pppaproud #WSU #wsupullman

Retired PPPA professor Amy Mazur has big plans for this summer. www.dnews.com/stories/engl...

WSU PPPA'S Dr. Jacob Lewis and Graduate Student Will Favell have a new co-authored paper published in Government & Opposition. www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #WSUPPPA #pppaproud #WSU #wsuresearch #GoCougs #government

Can beer save democracy? Join WSU PPPA's Dr. Goldsby, who will discuss ways to deal with the effects of extreme polarization, and how to find common ground with fellow Americans that hold opposing political views. WED 12 Feb 12PM 308 Bryan Hall #WSUPPPA #WSU #foleyinstitute #pppaproud #GoCougs

Friday is the last day to apply for a Scholarship. The WSU General Scholarship is due on January 31st, 2025, to be eligible for scholarships for 2025-2026 academic year. futurecoug.wsu.edu/portal/schol... pppa.wsu.edu/scholarships/ wsu.edu/admissions/f... #WSU #GoCougs #pppaproud #WSUPPPA

WSU's Mock Trial preps for February's regional competition. #WSU #mocktrial #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #wsumocktrial

PPPA Professor, Mark Stephan discusses Washington State's District 3 win. #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU #GoCougs www.opb.org/article/2024...

Cheryl Ellenwood, assistant professor in PPPA, shares more about Indigenous Data Sovereignty. news.wsu.edu/news/2024/11... #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #WSU

WSU PPPA's Dr. Ridout, Dr. Long and WWU's Dr. Donovan provided exciting predictions for the Presidential and Washington State elections. Foley Institute's Dr. Clayton moderated the Nov 5, 2024 election predictions. #WSUPPPA #election2024 #ElectionDay #WSU #pppaproud #GoCougs #foleyinstitute

Join PPPA's Travis Ridout and Carolyn Long, along with WWU's Todd Donovan in WSU's Foley Speaker's room at noon for a discussion of possible elections results as America goes to vote. You can watch the event live on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/live/pToe0LM... #WSU #GoCougs #WSUPPPA #pppaproud

PPPA's Vancouver faculty member, Mark Stephan, discusses campaign differences for Washington's 3rd Congressional District. #WSUPPPA #WSU #pppaproud #GoCougs www.opb.org/article/2024...

Tuesday October 29th at 4:30, join Amy Mazur, Ana Ballestros-Pena, Maria Bustelo and Faith Lutze in WSU Foley Speaker's Room for a Roundtable discussion on Gender Equality in Prisons. #pppaproud #WSU #wsupullman #WSUPPPA #GoCougs

PPPA's Travis Ridout and Cornell Clayton comment on the Doom Loop in Washington State with usanews. #pppaproud #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #WSU www.usnews.com/news/electio...

PPPA’s Cornell Clayton helped moderate the debate Monday night at WSU between 5th congressional district candidates Carmela Conroy and Michael Baumgartner. #pppaproud #WSU#wsupullman #WSUPPPA #gocougs

Why lying by politicians is generally legal Travis Ridout, professor of political science, outlines the burden for defamation and the leeway for political campaigns. Read the full story: www.axios.com/local/seattl... www.msn.com/en-us/news/p...

💥 New WMP report: Trump & allies unleash barrage of attack ads. Harris is competitive on TV & w/DNC heavily outspending Trump on Meta & Google. #2024election polisky polcomm #commsky @tnridout.bsky.social @efranklinfowler.bsky.social Read the full report: mediaproject.wesleyan.edu/releases-082...

Claudia Leeb's book Contesting the Far Right: A Psychoanalytic and Feminist Critical Theory Approach made the list of six noteworthy books published by Columbia University Press. She participated in an author meets critics panel, and received encouraging feedback, at last week's APSA conf in Philly

If you missed Dr. Goldsby's talk “How Beer Might Save Democracy”, visit the Seattle Times for a quick glimpse and then consider coming to PPPA at WSU. Beer, Politics and Philosophy. They go hand in hand. #pppaproud#WSUPPPA#WSU#GoCougs www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...

The Foley Institute will begin their fall series today. Many PPPA Faculty will be speaking throughout the series. Presentation and lineup below: #WSU #WSUPPPA #GoCougs #2024Election 8/27 12:00PM 308 Bryan Hall YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=odRu... Speakers: wpcdn.web.wsu.edu/.../2024-Ele....

The British Political Studies Association Conference recently awarded the Outstanding Paper Award to WSU PPPA Graduate Student, William Favell, for a paper analyzing: External threat perception, violent extremism and social trust in Northern Ghana. #PPPAPROUD #WSU #GoCougs #WSUPPPA

WSU political science professor, Travis Ridout, comments on Donald Trump's digital political campaign. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

WSU political science professor weighs in on Tim Walz’s Midwestern appeal-- Travis Ridout time.com/7009644/tim-...