Category: Alumni

In the fall of 2024, I learned about an exciting opportunity to intern with the Indiana General Assembly. After discussing it with Dr. Aaron Dusso—my professor for the “Voting, Elections, and Public Opinion” course—I decided to apply. Dr. Dusso’s class sparked a deep interest in the democratic process and helped me realize that creating real …

The Department of Political Science celebrated the end of another academic year and the achievements of our outstanding students!   The department gives out numerous scholarships and awards each year. Congratulations to all this year’s winners! Academic Achievement: Tyleah Cunningham   Global and International Studies Academic Achievement Award: Sophie Quick   P.E. MacAllister Scholarship: Shae …

What can you do to make change? In a multitude of ways, every speaker at the 2024 Bulen Symposium was an excellent example of what you can do!                

May is always a great month to celebrate our graduates and their accomplishments. This year, we were thrilled to watch Oriana Fuenmayor lead the student procession as the recipient of the Chancellor’s Scholar Award during the School of Liberal Arts Graduation Ceremony at the ballroom of the JW Marriot Hotel on Friday, May 10, 2024. …

  The article Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: name-calling’s backfire effect on candidate evaluations by Dr. Aaron Dusso and Political Science Alumna Sydnee Perkins was recently featured in the popular podcast Hidden Brain‘s Newsletter. Check it out here: We get by with a little help from our friends

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, …

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!

  According to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, on average, an individual who graduates with a Bachelor’s degree from IUPUI will make $913,000 more over the course of their 40-year career than someone who never gets a bachelor’s degree at all. Moral of the story? Finish your degree!

Beth Windisch who graduated from IUPUI with a Bachelor of Arts’ degree in Political Science in 2005 returned to campus earlier this month to be a guest speaker in Professor Scott Pegg’s POLS Y219 Introduction to International Relations class. Since graduating from IUPUI, Beth has remained actively engaged in terrorism and security studies research. Her …