Category: Teaching

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!

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!                

It’s time for everyone to go out and vote! Democracy is a participation sport! IU-Indy is perfectly located in the city to make it easy to vote at the Indianapolis City-County Building, which is only a few minutes from campus. Today was a beautiful day. The line was short! It took less than 20 minutes …

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. …

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 this week.  Check it out: A Speaker of the House from Louisiana? But it’s not Steve Scalise

Dr. Dusso was on WWL’s First News with Tommy Tucker to talk about the Republican’s attempt to elect a new Speaker of the House. Check it out here

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 …

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 …