The Political Science Speaker Series brings faculty from institutions in the U.S. and abroad who present high-quality research on a broad range of topics. It meets Fridays at noon. 

Faculty coordinator: Hanno Hilbig
Graduate student coordinator: Amanda Loehrke

2026–27 schedule

DateSpeakerAffiliation
October 2, 2026Soledad Artiz PrillamanStanford University
December 4, 2026Candis Watts SmithDuke University
January 29, 2027Erin CasseseUniversity of Delaware
February 5, 2027Traci BurchNorthwestern University
February 19, 2027David Lay WilliamsDePaul University
March 5, 2027Roxanne RahnamaStanford University
March 12, 2027Florian FoosLondon School of Economics and Political Science
April 9, 2027Nicholas SambanisYale University
April 23, 2027Soeren HennUniversity of Wisconsin–Madison
May 7, 2027Vasiliki FoukaStanford University
May 14, 2027Paul LendwayStanford University

Past speakers: 2025–26

DateSpeakerAffiliation
September 26, 2025Jana von SteinAustralian National University
January 23, 2026Anna StilzUniversity of California, Berkeley
February 6, 2026Cameron Ballard-RosaUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
February 13, 2026Chipo DendereWellesley College
February 20, 2026Amanda KennardStanford University
March 6, 2026Hunter RendlemanUniversity of California, Berkeley
March 13, 2026Tesalia RizzoUniversity of California, Merced
March 18, 2026Paula RettlHarvard Business School
April 8, 2026Laura FieldAmerican University
April 10, 2026Christina SchneiderUniversity of California, San Diego
May 1, 2026Shanto IyengarStanford University

Past speakers: 2024–25

DateSpeakerAffiliation
January 10, 2025Noam GidronHebrew University of Jerusalem
January 31, 2025Neil MalhotraStanford University
February 7, 2025Constantine MandaUniversity of California, Irvine
February 28, 2025Stephen HerzogMiddlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey
May 2, 2025Chaya CrowderLoyola Marymount University
May 9, 2025Zachary Steinert-ThrelkeldUniversity of California, Los Angeles
May 23, 2025Harrison FryeUniversity of Georgia