82nd Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference
Thursday, April 3 through Sunday, April 6, 2025
Hybrid Format: In Person at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago, IL or Online
All Panels/Paper Sessions, Roundtables, Lightning Talks and Working Groups will Feature a Hybrid Format (for In-Person or Virtual Participation). Undergraduate Poster Sessions will be In Person Only
Conference Program Co-Chairs:
Hans C. Noel, Georgetown University
Jae-Jae Spoon, University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus
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Plan to Attend a Meeting or Reception
Mark your calendar and plan to attend these 82nd Annual MPSA Conference meetings, receptions and events. Room names and locations will be available closer to the event in both the online conference program and on the conference app. Please note that many events are available for in-person participation only, although some may offer a virtual option.
Wednesday, April 2 |
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| 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | MPSA Pre-Conference Workshop: Beyond the Hype: Rethinking Text Analysis in the Age of Generative AI* |
Thursday, April 3 |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | MPSA Networking Lounge |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Complimentary Coffee |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Midwest Women’s Caucus Lounge |
| 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Complimentary Coffee in the Exhibit Hall |
| 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | MPSA Executive Council Meeting & Luncheon** |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | MPSA Ombuds Open Office Hours |
| 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. | MPSA Executive Committee Open Office Hours for Attendees |
| 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | First-Time Attendee Networking Reception and Tour* |
| 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Columbia University, Department of Political Science Reception |
| 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Networking for Scholars of Reproductive Justice |
Friday, April 4 |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | MPSA Networking Lounge |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Complimentary Coffee |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Midwest Women’s Caucus Lounge |
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Norton Political Science Focus Group |
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Narrative Policy Framework Networking Group |
| 9:30 a.m. – 6:40 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | MPSA Headshot Lounge* |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Complimentary Coffee in the Exhibit Hall |
| 9:50 a.m. – 11:20 a.m. | MPSA Department Chairs’ Caucus Business Meeting |
| 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | MPSA Ombuds Open Office Hours |
| 3:20 p.m. – 4:50 p.m. | Association for Politics and the Life Sciences Reception and Keynote by Jennifer L. Hochschild, Harvard University |
| 5:10 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. | Midwest Public Administration Caucus Meeting & Herbert Simon Lecture: Building Political Support for Administrative Capacity |
| By: Susan L. Moffitt, Brown University | |
| 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. | research4impact Information Session |
| 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Midwest Women’s Caucus for Political Science Business Meeting |
| 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Texas Universities Reception (Rice University, University of Houston, The University of Texas, at Austin, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University) |
| 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | MPSA Mentoring Reception* |
| 7:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | MPSA Program Committee Reception** |
| 7:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | MPSA Minority Caucus Reception |
Saturday, April 5 |
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| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | MPSA Networking Lounge |
| 7:30 a.m. – 9:30 p.m. | Complimentary Coffee |
| 8:00 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Midwest Women’s Caucus Lounge |
| 9:30 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Hours |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Complimentary Coffee in the Exhibit Hall |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | MPSA Executive Committee Open Office Hours for Attendees |
| 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | MPSA Ombuds Open Office Hours |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Wiley Coffee Hour: Meet the Incoming AJPS Editors |
| 5:10 p.m. – 6:40 p.m. | Midwest Latino/a Caucus Business Meeting |
| 6:45 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. | MPSA Business Meeting & Awards Ceremony |
| 7:45 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. | MPSA President’s Reception |
*Advanced registration required.
**By invitation only.
The preliminary schedule for all sessions at the conference is available here. You must be logged in with your MPSA username and password to access the system.
Office Hours with the MPSA Executive Committee During the MPSA Annual Conference
The MPSA Executive Committee (President, Christina Wolbrecht and President-elect, Rikhil Bhavnani) will hold office hours with attendees on Thursday, April 3rd from 3:30–5:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 5th from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. in the Harvard Room on the 3rd floor. Attendees are welcome to drop-in without an appointment or may schedule time to meet with the Executive Committee through this link. Appointments are available in 10-minute intervals; if you need a longer appointment time, please book up to two consecutive 10-minute time slots or email the Executive Committee (ExecutiveCommittee@mpsanet.org) if you would like to set up meeting that you anticipate may go over twenty minutes.
MPSA Ombuds Office Hours at the MPSA Conference
The MPSA Ombuds Sarah Klaper will be available to meet with attendees Thursday, April 3rd from 1:00-5:00 p.m., Friday, April 4th from 1:00 –5:00 p.m., and Saturday, April 5th from 12:00-4:00 p.m. in Clark 2 on the 7th floor. MPSA Ombuds Tyler Smith and will be available by virtual appointment. To contact Sarah or Tyler on Sunday, April 6th please reach out via email to set up a virtual appointment that will take place after the conference. You can easily schedule a meeting during the conference with either Sarah or Tyler by using their scheduling link (forthcoming, please check back closer to the conference). The Ombuds are also available for walk-in appointments, so long as they do not have another appointment already scheduled.
If you have any questions or concerns about scheduling an appointment, please contact the ombuds via email at mpsaombuds2025@gmail.com.