Albertus Magnus College Alumna Elected New IPSA President
Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes ’69 to Lead the Distinguished International Political Science Association
New Haven, Conn., July 28, 2021 – Albertus Magnus College congratulates Dr. Dianne Pinderhughes ’69 on her election as President of the International
Political Science Association (IPSA). She will serve a two-year term from 2021 to
2023. The organization was founded in Paris in 1949 under the aegis of the United
Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Its mission is
to build academic networks that link the world and create an inclusive community in
which all can participate. It promotes the collaboration between scholars in emerging
and established democracies and supports the academic freedoms needed for the social
sciences to flourish.
Dr. Pinderhughes, a native of Washington D.C., is currently a Faculty Fellow at the
University of Notre Dame and is a Professor in the Department of Africana Studies
and the Department of Political Science. She holds a concurrent faculty appointment
in American Studies, is a Faculty Fellow at the Kellogg Institute, and is a Research
Faculty member in Gender Studies at the University of Notre Dame. Her research addresses
inequality with a focus on racial, ethnic, and gender politics and public policy in
the Americas. It also explores the creation of American civil society institutions
in the 20th Century and analyzes their influence on the formation of voting rights policy.
While at Albertus, Dr. Pinderhughes majored in Political Science and then went on to earn both her master’s degree and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago. She then taught at Dartmouth College and the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, before joining Notre Dame.
“Dr. Pinderhughes’ scholarship and areas of expertise are at the forefront of our times. No doubt her critical thinking and analysis skills, along with her intellectual curiosity, were all nurtured during her years at Albertus Magnus College,” said Albertus President Marc M. Camille, Ed.D. She is an outstanding example of how the College’s Dominican values- and liberal arts-based education prepares Albertus graduates for successful, civically engaged, positive impact careers. I am confident I speak for the entire Albertus Family in congratulating Dr. Pinderhughes and wishing her continued success as she adds this latest achievement to her already stellar and trailblazing career.”
The author of numerous publications, Pinderhughes has also belonged to and led a long
list of associations – including serving as a member of the National Advisory Committee
of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Scholars in Health Policy Research Program.
Her list of accolades is also extensive. In 2006, Dr. Pinderhughes was honored with
the Outstanding Professional Achievement Award from Albertus. She was also elected
to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 2019.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.