Two Political Science PhD students, Brianna Howell and Matthew Tarpey, were recipients of the 2018 Elizabeth Baranger Excellence in Teaching Awards. Awarded each year through the Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences Graduate Student Organization, the Elizabeth Baranger Teaching Awards

acknowledge excellence in graduate student teaching across the Arts & Sciences. Awards are presented to two students nominated by faculty, fellow graduate students, and undergraduates in each of the Social Sciences, Natural Sciences, and Humanities.