Nicol "Nic" Rae

Professor Rae’s research and teaching focus on American national political institutions, political parties and elections, and, most recently, the politics of the American West. He is the author or co-author of five books and numerous articles and book chapters on American politics and has also served as co-editor of four scholarly volumes from leading academic publishers. Dr. Rae was awarded a Congressional Fellowship by the American Political Science Association in 1995 and served as a Capitol Hill aide to Congressman George P. Radanovich of California, and Senator Thad Cochran of Mississippi. He holds a doctorate in Politics from Oxford University and an undergraduate degree in Politics from Edinburgh University. Professor Rae also has extensive experience in leadership roles at Research 1 universities including Acting Dean (2024-2025) and Associate Dean for Research (2021-2025) of the University of Arizona’s College of Applied Science and Technology, and Dean of the College Letters and Science at Montana State University-Bozeman (2013-2020). At Florida International University Dr. Rae served as Senior Associate Dean in the College of Arts and Sciences (2008-2012), Co-Director of the Miami-Florida European Union Center of Excellence (2005-2007), Director of European Studies (2005-2008), and Chair of the Department of Political Science (1999-2005).