White and his co-author Chryl Laird (Bowdoin College) have won the APSA prize for the best book on government, politics, or international affairs for their book "Steadfast Democrats: How Social Forces Shape Black Political Behavior."
PhD Alum Emily Salamanca awarded the 2026 Melvin Richter Prize for the best dissertation in the history of political thought by The International Conference for the Study of Political Thought