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Can Gerrymandering be Measured? Here Come the Mathematicians
By Brian Hollenbeck and Michael Smith of Emporia State University Just weeks ago, the U.S. Supreme Court acted to sharply limit the role of the courts with regards to partisan gerrymandering. In Rucho v. Common Cause, the Court majority upheld the Davis v. Bandemer case of 1976, reaffirming that…
A Moment to Take Stock (and Keep Advocating)
By Beatrice Gurwitz, National Humanities Alliance
Rethinking the Political Science Major - MPSA Roundtable (audio)
This roundtable Rethinking the Political Science Major…
MPSA Member Profile: Ajenai Clemmons
Ajenai Clemmons is a Ph.D. Candidate in public policy with a concentration in political…
Show Me the Money: Securing Research Funding
By Charmaine N. Willis of University of Albany
One of the…
Public Engagement: Simplify Without Being Simple
By James Steur at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Keeping It Real: Political Science and Civic Engagement
By Michael Smith of Emporia State University Great #MPSA19 panel discussion regarding blogging, Twitter and podcasting w/@LaraMBrownPhD @NaymaQayum @JustinBullock14 @GreggRMurray and Michael Smith from @emporiastate. Happy to chair such an insightful panel discussion. pic.twitter.com/HzVztFhzJd —…
Fieldwork: Ethical Considerations, Funding, and Data Collection Methods
By Charmaine N. Willis of University of Albany
The recent MPSA conference offered many…
How to Thrive in Graduate School (Whatever That Means)
By Colleen Wood of Columbia University
In addition to thematic panels, the 77th Annual MPSA…
Biased Professors? Try Disclosure
By Michael A. Smith of Emporia University
The allegation that professors are biased toward liberal,…