Alumni

Laura Stephenson, former government with a legal emphasis student, was admitted to the University of North Texas, Dallas College of Law.

Cassidy Lindsay, former government with a legal emphasis student, was admitted to the University of Texas at Austin School of Law.

Landon Dickerson, former government with a legal emphasis student, was admitted to the Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Texas Southern University.

Samantha A. Medlock, former legal studies student and graduate of Vermont Law School, was appointed in 2014 to the White House Council on Environmental Quality as the deputy associate director for climate preparedness.

Pamela White is a master's in government graduate who is currently pursuing her doctoral degree in women's studies at TWU. As a member of the first cohort in 2010, Pamela's research interests include making connections among Spiritual Activism; Indigenous Theories; New Materialism; and Object-Oriented Philosophy and applying these connections to political issues such as Natural Gas Drilling and Food Justice.

Corena White, recipient of a master's in government, received a full-time tenure track position at Tarrant County College-Trinity River.

Joan Johnson, who received a bachelor of arts in history and a master of arts in government, has been made chair of the Department of Government, Economics and Paralegal Studies at Tarrant County College's northeast campus.

Maricelly Malave, former government student, recently finished her year at UPeace in Costa Rica, as well as her work towards an master of arts in peace education. Her next project is to finish her thesis in the Philippines where she will partner with a local counter trafficking organization called Wedpro. Her research is on rehabilitative education and alternative work programs for survivors of sex slavery and the sex industry. She will evaluate Wedpro's rehabilitative education program to aid her in producing a new curriculum for the organization.

Sylvia Gonzales, former government student, has been accepted to the political science doctoral program at Louisiana State University (LSU).

Samah Elhajinbrahm, former government student, has been accepted to the political science doctoral program at the University of Pennsylvania.

Tell Us About Your Accomplishments

The Department of History & Political Science is proud of our graduates and is eager to share their accomplishments. If you have news about your professional endeavors and achievements since graduation, please share your story with us at historygov@twu.edu.