Biography/History

The Dept. of Political Science was established in 1956 when the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee was created. The Dept. of Political Science instituted a master of science program in 1959, and a doctoral program in 1967.

Department Chairs

1956-1958	Charles D. Goff
1958-1961	Donald R. Shea
1961-1965	Marvin R. Summers
1965-1969	Wilder W. Crane, Jr.
1969-1972	Cornelius P. Cotter
1972-1976	John F. Bibby
1976-1979	Mark Tessler
1979-1982	Brett Hawkins
1982-1986	Meredith Watts
1986-1989	Howard Handelman
1989-1992	Stephan Percy
1992-1994	Ronald Weber
1994-1996	Meredith Watts
1996-2002	Marcus Ethridge
2002-2005	Howard Handelman
2005-2010	Marcus Ethridge
2010-2014	Tom Holbrook
2014-	Kathleen Dolan