Politics and Public Affairs

The Politics and Public Affairs curriculum allows students to explore issues in the United States and around the world.

Create a personalized academic path from three tracks of study in International Affairs, Policy Analysis, and Government and Legal Affairs while building expertise in policy and gaining hands on experience.

Contact Us

Phone

740-587-6503

Knapp Hall 305

Andrew Z. Katz

Professor

Chair of Politics & Public Affairs

Director of the Lugar Program in Politics & Public Service

katz@denison.edu

740-587-6405

Gain a broad knowledge of the theory and practice of politics, international affairs and public policy.

Highlights

Lugar Lecture Series

Babcock Lectureship in the American Conservative Tradition

Spotlights

Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

Conversations with faculty about what it means to teach — and to trigger those amazing moments of illumination

Steven Villacorta '21 triumphs against Kenyon

Perseverance in life - and athletics

A son of El Salvadoran immigrants and one of the first in his family to attend college, Steven Villacorta '21 has excelled.

Lax for Life

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.

How We Learn

Bipartisan Politics

A successful bipartisan public affairs firm has hired scads of Denison interns. Here’s how this political partnership started.

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Ben Cross '20 is headed to law school with a $10,000 scholarship, thanks to his outstanding efforts in the classroom and on the field.

How We Learn

Learning Legalese in Spanish

A scholarship helped Kimberly Gutiérrez ’20 study abroad in Spain, where she hopes to gain more skills on her way to a law degree.

Adela Hoffman '10 with her Peace Corps homestay parents in Mozambique.

Where We Go

Adela Hoffman '10: Global Impact Through Public Health

CDC employee Adela Hoffman '10 finds meaning in her work responding to health emergencies around the world.

Where We Go

A Questioning Nature, A Great Internship, and Then (Yes) A Job Offer

A research fellowship became a proving ground for Oliver Gladfelter ’18, who was offered a job by Nielsen Company.

How We Live

Moving past boundaries

Rachel Epstein '18 got out of her comfort zone - and became a global citizen

How We Learn

Wicked Problems

A Denison Seminar brings students face to face with the realities of unsolvable problems and the necessity of engaging them.

Where We Go

Change agent

As a California Superior Court Judge, Dean Hansell '74 serves the largest county in the nation with more than 10 million people.

Where We Go

Forging community

Reese Neader '10 built community and economic stability through his nonprofit, Forge Columbus.

How We Learn

Exchanging perspectives

A World Learning conference brought students and media professionals together.

How We Learn

A writer’s rapper

For Rob Tate '16, music and education are intertwined.

What's Happening

Faculty

‘It gives us the energy to continue his legacy’

5 questions with Journalism’s Doug Swift

Well-traveled ‘Twain’ suit returns to Denison

Politics and Public Affairs

Politics and Public Affairs

Contact Us

Andrew Z. Katz

Spotlights

The ON Switch

Perseverance in life - and athletics

Lax for Life

Bipartisan Politics

DU Votes

Post-grad Scholarship Leads to Law School

Learning Legalese in Spanish

Adela Hoffman '10: Global Impact Through Public Health

A Questioning Nature, A Great Internship, and Then (Yes) A Job Offer

Moving past boundaries

Wicked Problems

Change agent

Forging community

Exchanging perspectives

A writer’s rapper

What's Happening

Assistant Prof. Nhu Truong Comments On Democratic Backsliding in Asia

Prof Heather Pool opines on Ohio House Bill 616

Students recognized for leadership and positive contributions