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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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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Prof. Pegg recently won the Liberal Arts Student Council’s Outstanding Faculty Award! He was nominated by Lal Len who is currently majoring in political science and recently finished up an internship in the Indiana Statehouse!
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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
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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, …
Read MoreIUPUI students in the Legal Studies and Paralegal Studies programs learned about careers in the legal field during two recent panels held as part of IUPUI Fall Career Week. On Monday, September 19th, students attended Courtrooms and Clients – What it means to be a lawyer. Nine panelists discussed what a typical day for a …
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The IU School of Liberal Arts Office of Career Development is excited to announce the launch of a new website designed to increase and improve student access to career development resources and opportunities. Career development is an essential part of your education, especially at the beginning of an academic year. Career advisors can help you …
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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!
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Congratulations to all our scholarship and award winners! Academic Achievement Award for Political Science Gabriela Alvarez Emma Lango James E. Sawyers Memorial Scholarship Isabella Avila-Hernandez P.E. MacAllister Political Science Scholarship Kailey Grogan Hannah Havard Robert V. Kirch Scholarship Kylie Reynolds Alexander Haynes
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Kizito D. Kalima, the Founder and Executive Director of the Peace Center for Forgiveness and Reconciliation and a Rwandan Genocide survivor spoke to Professor Scott Pegg’s POLS Y338 African Politics on Tuesday, March 8, 2022. Before Kizito’s visit, POLS Y338 students had spent two class sessions watching the acclaimed PBS Frontline documentary “Ghosts of Rwanda” …
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