On november 17th, to commemorate 30 years of the Political Science Undergraduate Program, a master lecture of professor Federico Estevez “A lesson among peers” took place. The lecture was organized by the Alonso Lujambio Studies Center and the Department of Political Science at ITAM.

“Since its beginnings, the Department of Political Science, has played a fundamental role in Mexico’s politics. (…) I consider that the contribution from the department and from our alumni of the Political Science undergraduate program has been fundamental in the construction of democratic institutions, and in what they are still ”, commented Provost Alejandro Hernández Delgado.

Political Essay Contest Alonso Lujambio Award Ceremony

As a part of the event the awards were presented for the Political Essay Contest Alonso Lujambio

First Place
Emilio Del Carmen López
Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences – México Office
Doctorate student in Social Sciences
Violence towards journalists and social environments for the protection of the press: a proposal for Mexico’s case
Pseudonym: Stormbreaker

Second Place
Arturo Gómez Cruz
Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México
Law Undergraduate Student
The Regulatory State model as a counterweight to the Federal Executive Branch
Pseudonym: Harold Steiner

Honorable Mention
Bernardo Alfonso Aguilar López
El Colegio de México
International Relations Undergraduate Student
The missing piece of the puzzle: acknowledging homophobia as ideological attitude to combat it
Pseudonym: Xavier Lirondo

Impact of the Alonso Lujambio Scholarship

To close the ceremony, were a time-line of the 30 years of the Political Science Undergrad Program was presented, Alejandro Rocha, a student, shared the impact the Alonso Lujambio scholarship had in his life.

“The Alonso Lujambio scholarship made the difference in that today i can be here. (…) ITAM extended its hand to me and trusted me, (…) it gave me plenty of opportunities that I’ve been trying to seize. I am proud to study in this institution, all the support ITAM has provided has created in me a sense of reciprocity (…) A compromise that i have with myself is to one day be a donor to the Alonso Lujambio scholarship”, Alejandro Rocha shared.

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