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Political Scientist Christopher Parker Named a 2025 Carnegie Fellow

The Carnegie Corporation of New York has awarded Christopher Sebastian Parker a 2025 Carnegie Fellowship to fund his timely and incisive research on political polarization and communities of color. Parker, a UC Santa Barbara professor of political science, is among 26 distinguished recipients chosen from over 300 nominees for this honor, which includes a stipend of up to $200,000 to support his research.  

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Leah Stokes receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication

 

Leah Stokes, Associate Professor of Political Science at UCSB, receives the prestigious Schneider Award for Outstanding Science Communication.

UCSB Students Start Free Tutoring Program for Local Children
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Jessica Lickstein, a third-year Sociology student at UCSB, started Education+ as a free tutoring program for local k-8 students!

UCSB Moot Court Advances to Preliminary Round of the National Tournament!

Congratulations to UCSB students Marcus Ortiz (Political Science) and Jeremy Zide (Economics) for advancing to the final round and qualifying to compete on a national stage!

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Amit Ahuja Named as One of India's Leading Intellectuals by ThePrint
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Amit Ahuja, Associate Professor of Political Science at UCSB, was named by ThePrint as one of India's political thought leaders to watch out for in the next decade. 

Academy of Management inductee Linda Putnam establishes award for organizational research scholars

A pioneering and career-long scholar in the field of organizational communication and the science of negotiation and conflict management, Linda Putnam, Distinguished Research Professor Emerita in the department of Communication, will be inducted as a fellow into the Academy of Management.