Daemen University History & Political Science Department

05/16/2026

Congratulations to our graduates!

05/14/2026

Daemen University political science seniors Alex Lumanog and Dania Mehani, alongside Dr. Jay Wendland, professor of political science and department chair, presented their recent scholarship at the 83rd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference in Chicago. 👏

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05/13/2026

Daemen University Distinguished Professor of Political Science & Pre-Law Advisor Dr. Lisa Parshall gave a scholarly speech at the influential State Legislative Leaders Foundation’s (SLLF) Spring 2026 Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. on April 25.

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05/06/2026

With Daemen University – I just made it onto their weekly engagement list by being one of their top engagers!

05/03/2026

The 2026 Moot Court took place at the ShowCASE of excellence on April 15th. The teams argued an appeal of Fourth Amendment claims.

05/01/2026

Such a great opportunity for these students!!

Daemen University students participated in the SUNY Model European Union (SUNYMEU) 2026, hosted by SUNY Buffalo State University April 10-12. Gracelyn Bishop, Jacklin Vollmer and Shalese Price, accompanied by Dr. Aakriti Tandon, faculty advisor and asso...

04/26/2026

This weekend two graduating Political Science seniors presented their capstone research at the Midwest Political Science Association's annual conference in Chicago! Alex Lumanog and Dania Mehani did great and the department is incredibly proud of their hard work! Many thanks to the Daemen University Think Tank grant program for helping make this possible!

03/27/2026

We are proud of you, S Natalie Rose, and appreciate your support as an alumna!

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09/14/2025

Wednesday is Constitution Day! To celebrate, we'll be handing out pocket Constitutions and registering students to vote!

09/04/2025

The Paralegal Program rejoined the History and Political Science department last year and we worked hard to see it through the reapproval process. We are happy to announce it has been reapproved! And even happier to announce that one of our own majors, Alex Lumanog, has won the Western New York Paralegal Association's annual scholarship! Congratulations Alex!

Daemen University’s Paralegal Studies program has been reapproved by the American Bar Association (ABA) through Feb. 2031. Daemen has the only ABA-approved paralegal studies program in Western New York. “We are deeply grateful to the faculty whose expertise and commitment made this reapproval po...