University of Houston Political Science Ph.D. candidate Matthew Lang has been awarded a fellowship from the Strategic Data Project at Harvard University. The Fellowship is a two-year program that places and develops talented data strategists in partner agencies where they can have an immediate impact. Mathew is completing his dissertation on presidential party building.

Four UH Political Science majors who graduated in May 2014 will be pursuing doctoral studies in political science fields next fall. Derek Fan will study comparative political economy and the politics of development at Ohio State University, Sidney Simpson will study political theory at Notre Dame University, Joshua Jackson will study international relations at the University of Georgia, and Ryan Jewell will study American politics at the University of Houston.