Dianne Pinderhughes

Dianne Marie Pinderhughes (born 1947) is Full Professor in the Departments of Africana Studies and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. In 2007 Pinderhughes became the first African-American woman president of the American Political Science Association. Since 2021 she is the president of the International Political Science Association, and she is the first African American and fifth woman to hold this position. She holds a B.A. from Albertus Magnus College and an M.A. and Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Chicago. Pinderhughes sits on the editorial board of the Journal of Women, Politics & Policy. She was American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow of 2019.

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