On Dec. 7, 2021, Johns Hopkins University Press will publish Connecting in the Online Classroom: Building Rapport between Teachers and Students by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, an associate professor of political science in the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The book addresses how faculty can improve the online teaching environment and their rapport with their students. Grounded in 12 years of the author’s teaching experience, original research, and academic literature, the book explains how simple Read More …
Video Recording of Experiential Learning Roundtable at 2021 ArkPSA
Matt Evans (NWACC) moderates a conversation on experiential learning between political scientists Mark Elrod (UCA), Rebecca Glazer (ULAR), Joe Howard (UCA), Mike Rogers (ATU), Patrick Stewart (UA), Jaeyun Sung (LC), and Cameron Wimpy (ASU).
Video recording of Political Theory Roundtable at 2021 ArkPSA
Steven Thomason (OBU) moderates a conversation on Thomas West’s book “The Political Theory of the American Founding” (Cambridge, 2017); participants included Clay Arnold (UCA), Matt Evans (NWACC), Mike Rogers (ATU), Carol Strong (UAM), and Mary Sullivan (UCA).
Video recording of Politics and Gender roundtable
Heather Yates (UCA) moderates a discussion between Kim Maslin (HC), Karen Sebold (UA), and Nicole Foster Shoaf (MSSU) on “The Dynamics of Gender and Race in the 2020 Presidential Election” at the 2021 ArkPSA virtual meeting.
Video-recording of 2021 Arkansas politics roundtable
Andrew Dowdle (UA) moderates a discussion between Hal Bass (OBU), John Davis (UAM), and Heather Yates (UCA) about Arkansas politics at the 2021 ArkPSA virtual meeting.
ArkPSA launching digital archives
The Arkansas Political Science Association is launching a digital archives accessible on its website. The digital archives will contain historical records like meeting minutes, financial reports, call for papers, and programs. If you have ArkPSA historical records, be sure to email Dr. Mark Mullenbach at markm@uca.edu.
Video Recording of McGill giving 2021 ArkPSA keynote address
George McGill, mayor of Ft. Smith, AR, delivers the first ArkPSA 2021 virtual keynote about his experience in local government.
Video recording of Thurber giving 2021 ArkPSA keynote address
Dr. James Thurber, Distinguished Professor of Government and Founder and Former Director (1979-2016) of the Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies and Affiliate Distinguished Professor of Public Administration and Policy at American University, delivers the second ArkPSA 2021 virtual keynote address on “President Biden and Congress: Unity, Bipartisanship or Polarization and Gridlock?”
Accepting Nominations for the ArkPSA Best Conference Paper Awards
Discussants, chairs, and section chairs can nominate ArkPSA conference papers for the Best Paper Award by dropping them into the Google Doc folder shared with them by the association secretary, Matt Evans. An award will be given in each of the following categories: undergraduate student, graduate student, and professional academic. Paper authors can self nominate themselves for the awards by emailing their paper to the association’s vice president, Williams Yamkam at Williams.Yamkam@uafs.edu. Winners will be notified by email later in the Read More …
ArkPSA 2021 Conference Program
To see the conference program for the 2021 Arkansas Political Science Association meeting held online, go to the following web site: https://www.arkpsa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/48-Annual-Conference Program_FINAL.pdf