Political Science held it’s annual scholarship lunch on May 4, 2017 in the UMass Campus Center’s Amherst Room.

Paul Musgrave, political science, writes a column in The Washington Post where he says President Donald J. Trump should close his Twitter account because he is using it to bypass the press and is making policy without consulting with the government establishment that is trained to make careful and considered policy decisions.

Political science professor Paul Musgrave comments on President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement. “We’re talking about undoing something that was the project, the signal accomplishment of a whole group of countries — on more or less on a whim,” Musgrave says. Vox

Basileus Zeno, a doctoral student in political science, comments in a story about local efforts to help immigrants who find it difficult to adjust to life in the U.S. Zeno is from Syria and says he has experienced may stereotypes since beginning his studies here. The conference on ways to help immigrants was held at Smith College on May 17.