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Posted on April 27th, 2023 in Community Service, Faculty by Aaron Dusso

Dr. Dusso was recently interviewed by Chalkbeat about the upcoming vote on the Indianapolis Public Schools ballot measure. Check it out: Inflation, lack of vocal opposition key for $410 million Indianapolis Public Schools ballot measure

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Posted on February 15th, 2023 by eengels

Check out where our Political Science students are interning this semester. Intern Christian Camden Intern Matthew Harrison Barrett Boatner  – I am completing my internship at the Indiana Statehouse for the House of Representatives Republican Caucus. In class we’ve discussed functions of the legislative arm of the Indiana government and have reviewed strategies associated with …

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Posted on January 23rd, 2023 in Alumni, Faculty, Research, Scholarships, Students, Students/Alumni by Aaron Dusso

Does calling your political opponent names work?  Prof. Aaron Dusso and former student Sydnee Perkins designed a research project in order to provide that answer. Their article titled, “Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: Name-Calling’s Backfire Effect on Candidate Evaluations,” was recently published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Since graduating in 2020, …

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Posted on November 17th, 2022 in Students/Alumni by eengels

Students on the IUPUI Mock Trial Team spent the weekend arguing the civil case of Ari Felder v. Koller Campbell Air LLC in the new Marion County Justice Center in Indianapolis. The IUPUI Mock Trial Team hosted the annual Mock 100 Invitational on November 12th and 13th.  Twenty-five teams from all over the country traveled …

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Posted on October 27th, 2022 in Alumni, Students/Alumni, Teaching by Aaron Dusso

Congratulations to Sydney Kadinger (Class of 2019) for graduating from McKinney School of Law, passing the bar exam and landing her first position as a Prosecutor in Marion County! All tremendous accomplishments! Sydney is also now an Associate Faculty Member in the department serving as the Head Coach of our Mock Trial team!

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