Political Science
- John C. Danforth Center on Religion & Politics - seeks to examine the role of religion and politics in the United States. The Center's mission is the serve as an ideologically neutral place that fosters rigorous scholarship and civil public discourse around the areas of American religion and politics. The Center was founded in 2010 by an endowment gift from the Danforth Foundation.
- Richard A. Gephardt Institute for Public Service - founded with a major gift from former U.S. Congressman Richard Gephardt. Focuses on the value, interest and importance of public service and civic engagement. Major activities of the Gephardt Institute include the hosting of speakers series, internship and career placement services, granting of money to faculty and students for community-based teaching and learning, supporting co-curricular activities with the community service office, and a summer stipend program, where the University financially supports students who take uncompensated internships in the field of public service.
- Weidenbaum Center - combines academic research with policy analysis centering on economy, business, government, and public policy. The Weidenbaum Center is non-profit and non-partisan, and programs events, hosts speakers and lecturers, holds retreats, and publishes journals to further its mission.
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