Political Science in Arkansas (an interview series): John C. Davis

After a long hiatus, we return with the eighth edition of Political Science in Arkansas, an interview series that spends time talking with important political scientists from around the state. This time we interview John C. Davis, who is executive director for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History and teaching associate professor of political science at the University of Arkansas. From 2015 to 2022, Davis was on faculty at the University of Arkansas at Read More …

Calling for volunteers to serve on the ArkPSA distinguished scholar committee

This committee will meet via a video conferencing platform to review candidates placed in nomination for the 2025 award. This committee needs 5 members of which one will serve as the chair.   The time commitment is nominal and the committee will meet at times mutually agreeable to all members. If you are interested in serving on this committee, please email ArkPSA President Heather Yates at hyates@uca.edu no later than MONDAY OCTOBER 7th by end of day.  The call for nominations will Read More …

Parking Information

Conference Attendees are requested to park in the large parking lot complex surrounding / next to the UAM School of Forest Resources in the Henry H. Chamberlin Forest Resource Complex. Address: Weevil Dr., University of Arkansas – Monticello campus There is no required Parking Pass for the 2024 Arkansas Political Science Conference, as there are several events happening on campus at the same time. Consequently, there is open parking on campus.  However, if you would feel more comfortable with a pass in the Read More …

ArkPSA Conference Speakers – Dr. Victoria DeFrancesco Soto | Dr. Reagan Bijou

Friday, March 8, 2024 Featured Speaker Victoria DeFrancesco Soto Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service Victoria DeFrancesco Soto is Dean of the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas and is a political analyst for NBC News and Telemundo. Victoria is the first Latina Dean at a presidential institution and is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administrators. Victoria previously taught at Northwestern University, Rutgers, and The University of Texas at Austin. She Read More …

51st Annual Meeting, March 8-9, 2024

Dates and Location: March 8-9, 2024, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  Monticello, Arkansas Program Chair: Dr. Carol Strong, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  strong@uamont.edu Hotel reservations and conference registrations: The conference hotel for the conference is the Hampton Inn, 480 Hwy 425 North, Monticello, AR 71655. To make a reservation, please call the hotel directly at (870) 367-6600, or book through the Hampton Inn site using APS in the “Group Code” field. Group will be held until 02/23/2024. Guestrooms not confirmed at that time Read More …

Call for agenda items for ArkPSA annual meeting

Hi everyone, We are looking forward to seeing everyone at the annual meeting of the Arkansas Political Science Association meeting this coming March 8-9th in Monticello.  In preparation for the meeting, we are creating an agenda of items for us to consider together.  Please send me agenda items you would like to put forth for consideration. I’ll need your agenda items by February 15th, thank you in advance.  I look forward to seeing you in Monticello,   Amber Overholser, PhD Email: aroverholser@saumag.edu

Call for Papers

Dates and Location: March 8-9, 2024, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  Monticello, Arkansas Program Co-Chairs: Dr. Carol Strong, University of Arkansas – Monticello,  strong@uamont.edu This notification is the call for papers, panels, and roundtables for the 2024 conference of the Arkansas Political Science Association.  The Arkansas Political Science Association is a professional association of university and secondary school Political Science educators, graduate and undergraduate students, practitioners, and others interested in the scientific study of government and political behavior.  The Arkansas Political Science Association Read More …

History of the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA)

On March 3-4, 2023, the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) convened its 50th annual meeting at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway.  Some 50 years earlier, the Department of Political Science at UCA, then known as State College of Arkansas, hosted the first meeting that resulted in the founding of the ArkPSA by political science faculty members in the state of Arkansas.  The History of the Arkansas Political Science Association – including information about the annual meetings, the individuals who Read More …