The Department of Political Science and Geography at Old Dominion University is a vibrant community of students, educators, scholars, practitioners, activists and engaged citizens. With a core of 20 full-time faculty, leading at frontiers of research, we offer majors, minors and certificates in geography and political science, unmatched by any other university in the region.
ODU Department of Political Science and Geography equips students to understand and influence this rapidly changing world. Our professors are active in scholarly and public debates on domestic and international affairs, frequently on local and national news media. With our world under stress from globalization to political polarization, climate change to changing human geography, the department has never been more active, or its graduates more in demand.
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Check out the latestest newsletter issue for political science, geography, and international studies.
Faculty Spotlight
- Athena King breaks down the 2025 mid-term election, 4 Nov 25
- Jesse Richman on the looming government shutdown, WAVY, 26 Sept 25
- Josh Zingher shares insights on labor issues in this election, Daily Press, 8 Sept 25
- Jessie Richman, Redistricting, midterms and the Virginia governor's race, 26 Aug 25
- Richard Maass, International law in the gray zone, 19 Aug 25
- Charmaine Willis, Why Russia sanctions fail, 29 July 25
- Coastal resilience for Hampton Roads youth, 14 July 25
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