1.0Department of Political Science and International Relationshttps://dornsife.usc.edu/poirKarin Amundsenhttps://dornsife.usc.edu/poir/author/kamundse/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="XKlocEQDOy"><a href="https://dornsife.usc.edu/poir/2026/05/18/2026-academic-recognition-dinner/">2026 Academic Recognition Dinner</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://dornsife.usc.edu/poir/2026/05/18/2026-academic-recognition-dinner/embed/#?secret=XKlocEQDOy" width="600" height="338" title="“2026 Academic Recognition Dinner” — Department of Political Science and International Relations" data-secret="XKlocEQDOy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://dornsife.usc.edu/poir/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://dornsife.usc.edu/poir/wp-content/uploads/sites/65/2026/05/Department_Honors_Students.jpg14281072On May 7, 2026, POIR held its annual Academic Recognition Dinner to celebrate the academic achievements of graduating seniors. Among them, POIR commended three Fulbright Scholars, two Dornsife Scholars, two USC Global Scholars, and eight Departmental Honors.