Honors Class of 2024

Eva Bianco, "Talking About the Bomb: Gendered Language in Nuclear Weapons Policy Discourse" 

Eliza Durbin, "The Effects of U.S. Public Information Campaigns on Social Network Support for Irregular Migration in the Northern Triangle Countries" 

Riya Ganpati, "Rehabilitating the Privacy Defense: Expressive Privacy and Freedom of Identity" 

Rem Katyal, "Constitutionalizing Tribal Sovereignty: A New Approach to Indian Law's Most Foundational Principle" 

Kristabel Konta, "Balancing Principles and Power: Assessing the Role of the UN Special Procedures and Their Relationship with the Security Council" 

Meghana Kopparthi, "Balancing Criminal Jurisdiction Between Tribes and the Federal Government Over Sexual Violence in Indian Country" 

Sharanya Majumder, "From Demonization to Self-Promotion: The Persuasive Effects of Russian Propaganda Strategies on Mexican Public Opinion" 

Eleanor Schifino, "Navigating Artificial Intelligence Regulation: Analyzing Factors in Public Willingness to Trade AI Utility for Safety"  

Jahnavi Sodhi, "Securing the Strait: Assessing the Military Capabilities of the Gulf States and the Need for US Intervention to Counter Iran's Threat to Oil Flow" 

Eleanor Sullivan, "Explaining the Gap: Why Men Support the Use of Military Force More than Women" 

Cecile Tobin, "Certainty Slant in Political Media Content" 

Jayanth Uppaluri, "Who Deserves What? Disability Policy and Public Opinion" 

Nikolaos Vichos, "A House Divided: The Impact of Secessionist Crises on Public Support for Liberal Democratic Norms" 

Skylar Wiseman, "A Revolution of Reason: What Political Liberalism Implies for Obergefell v. Hodges, Same-Sex Marriage Jurisprudence, and Marriage Law"- 

Brian Zheng, "Strategic Partisan Attitudes Towards the Construction and Enforcement of Electoral Rules"  

Bennett Essay Prize in Political Theory and Public Law  - Riya Ganpati & Rem K. Katyal 

Jeffrey L. Pressman Prize in American Government - Brian H. Zheng 

Rockefeller Prize in Comparative Politics  - Eliza L. Durbin 

Rockefeller Prize in International Relations  - Sharanya Majumder & Jahnavi Sodhi  

The Roger D. Masters Prize - Skylar L. Wiseman 

Rockefeller Memorial Postgraduate Fellowship  - Sharanya Majumder & Jayanth V. Uppaluri