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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.

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Lugar Program in Politics and Public Service

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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

Kim Egger

Academic Administrative Assistant
eggerk@denison.edu
740-587-6503
birds-eye view of DC

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

Spotlights

Winter 2022 cover
Denison Magazine

The ON Switch

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

A hair-razing event unites a team behind a great cause.
Jeffrey Forbes '87
How We Learn

Bipartisan Politics

A successful bipartisan public affairs firm has hired scads of Denison interns. Here’s how this political partnership started.
Tait Ferguson '23 and Jacob Rains '21

DU Votes

Denison students canvas the campus to register voters and get out the vote.
Kimberly Gutiérrez
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.
Rachel Epstein '18
How We Live

Moving past boundaries

Rachel Epstein '18 got out of her comfort zone - and became a global citizen
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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.
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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.
Reese Neader
Where We Go

Forging community

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

Exchanging perspectives

A World Learning conference brought students and media professionals together.

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