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Posted on October 15th, 2023 in Classes, Featured, Students, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

The IUPUI Mock Trial Team traveled last weekend to the Golden Dome Invitational – hosted by Notre Dame – alongside 16 other teams that are made up of varying universities around the Midwest. IUPUI started the tournament with rocky footing on Saturday, with a record of 0-4. Sunday, however, was a new day and a …

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Posted on October 15th, 2023 in Classes, Students, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Mock Trial: Defined At its most basic level, students on the Mock Trial Team at IUPUI perform as attorneys and witnesses during the litigation of a hypothetical court case. The Case:  Each August, the team receives a case packet from the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) which contains evidence, witness affidavits, and other legal materials …

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Posted on September 20th, 2023 in Classes, Events, Students, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Shehzad Qazi (Managing Director at China Beige Book) will be a guest speaker in Dr. Pegg’s Introduction to International Relations class (POLS Y219) on September 28th (3:30-4:15, CA 223). As the firm-wide operations lead, Shehzad oversees product innovation, client services, new business acquisition, and corporate strategy at China Beige Book International. Since 2012, Shehzad has …

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Posted on July 10th, 2023 in Community Service, Faculty by Aaron Dusso

Dr. Dusso was on WWL First News again to discuss new data that suggests fewer people are proud to be an American. Check it out: Number Of Americans Proud To Be American Reaches Record Low

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