Category: Faculty

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 …

  Congratulations to Prof. Shana Stump on being awarded the 2025 Trustees’ Teaching Award!  

Dr. Scott Pegg recently published a report on Somaliland’s Presidential and Political Party Elections. The good news is that the democratic system worked! Indeed, the sub-Saharan African countries of Botswana, Liberia, Mauritius, and Senegal have all had recent peaceful transfers of power. Democracy lives!

Dr. Dusso was on WWL First News again to discuss the current state of the election, politics in the US, and whether Trump’s MSG rally will influence voters. Check it out: Will offensive comments about Puerto Rica at Trump rally impact the election?

Dr. Dusso was interviewed for the Pharos Tribune and invited to provide an op-ed for TRT World on the political impact of Trump being found guilty. Check them out here: Experts: Trump’s conviction unlikely to sway Hoosier voters What Trump’s conviction will and won’t mean for the upcoming US elections

Dr. Dusso was on WWL First News with Tommy Tucker to discuss polling that shows more than 80% of Americans do not think elected officials care about people like them. Check it out: Over 80% of Americans don’t think politicians care about people like them He was also interview for a piece in The Republic …

Congratulations to our very own Brooks Kirchgassner who won the IU School of Liberal Arts Indianapolis, Outstanding Associate Faculty Award this year! Brooks was also promoted to Senior Associate Faculty member! Two great accomplishments for an outstanding instructor!

As a de facto state (an entity that controls territory, provides governance, persists over time and secures popular support but is largely or entirely unrecognized by the international community of sovereign states), Taiwan has been a long-standing research interest of Dr. Pegg’s and was discussed in his book International Society and the De Facto State. …

Dr. Dusso was on WWL First News with Tommy Tucker to talk about the South Caroline primary results. Check it out: Will Nikki Haley drop out after a poor showing in South Carolina primary?

Dr. Dusso was on WWL First News with Tommy Tucker to talk about the presidential race.  Check it out: Do issues matter, or is the presidential race all about how you feel about Trump?