Government and International Affairs
Government and International Affairs
International Affairs
If you want to change the world, understand how it works or make a big splash in it, majoring in government or international affairs may be for you. Our students study politics because they love it and because they see that the faculty love teaching it. Along the way, students learn to think critically and write clearly, building useful skills and a broad liberal arts perspective.
Meet Dr. Sam Fontaine
Dr. Sam Fontaine, assistant professor of government and international affairs, teaches courses on American politics, the American presidency, Congress, political parties and American political development. He and a student recently conducted a summer research project at the Library of Congress and National Archives in Washington, D.C., to explore the development of the president’s authority to restore domestic order during times of upheaval.
Meet Morgan Hess ’25
Morgan Hess majored in government with a concentration in political theory and minored in art history. During her time at Wofford, she gained valuable experience working as a congressional intern for U.S. representatives Dan Bishop and Ralph Norman and also interned at Hyde Law Firm in Spartanburg. She is attending the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Government and international affairs students have pursued postgraduate studies at:
American University
Clemson University
Duke University
Texas A&M University
University of Alabama School of Law
University of Georgia School of Law
University of North Carolina
University of South Carolina
Vanderbilt University School of Law
Wake Forest University
William & Mary College Law School