White and his co-author Chryl Laird (Bowdoin College) have won the APSA prizeĀ for the best book on government, politics, or international affairs for their book "Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior."
PhD alum Carolyn Barnett, incoming assistant professor at the University of Arizona, has received an honorable mention for best field work from the APSA Democracy and Autocracy section.
Dela Kpo, a PhD alum, has won the APCG-Lynne Rienner Best Dissertation Award for the best dissertation in African politics. This prize is awarded annually by the African Studies Association
Yashar is the Donald E. Stokes Professor of Public and International Affairs. Her research and teaching is focused on the intersection of democracy and citizenship, ethnic politics and social movements