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 …
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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
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 …
EXTENDED DEADLINE: Call for Nominations for the Distinguished Scholar Award, 2021-2022
The Distinguished Scholar Award Committee of the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) is accepting nominations for the award for 2021-2022. Any current (dues-paying) member of the Association may nominate one or more current or past members of the Association for the award. As stated in the guidelines, a nominee must have an exemplary teaching, scholarship, and/or service record in the areas of political science, public administration, or public policy, including at least ten years in the state of Arkansas. A Read More …
Call for Nominations – ArkPSA Distinguished Scholar Award, 2021-2022
The Distinguished Scholar Award Committee of the Arkansas Political Science Association (ArkPSA) is accepting nominations for the award for 2021-2022. Any current (dues-paying) member of the Association may nominate one or more current or past members of the Association for the award. As stated in the guidelines, a nominee must have an exemplary teaching, scholarship, and/or service record in the areas of political science, public administration, or public policy, including at least ten years in the state of Arkansas. A Read More …
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.
Political Science in Arkansas (an interview series): Janine Parry
This following story is the fifth installment of the Political Science in Arkansas interview series, where we profile political scientists throughout the state. Today, we talk to Janine Parry, an expert on elections, opinion research, state and local politics, and women in politics and policy. She works as Professor of Political Science and Director of the Arkansas Poll at the University of Arkansas; she received her PhD in political science from Washington State University. Her publications include two books — Women’s Read More …
Political Science in Arkansas (an interview series): Williams Yamkam
The following story is the fourth installment of the Political Science in Arkansas interview series, where we profile political scientists throughout the state. Today, we talk to Williams Yamkam. He is Assistant Professor of Political Science and the Chair of the American Democracy Project at University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, and serves as the program chair for the 2021 ArkPSA virtual meeting. He received his PhD and MA in political science from Wayne State University, and graduated from the American University’s Campaign Management Institute Read More …
2021 ArkPSA Conference Registration Fees
The Conference Registration Fee for the 2021 ArkPSA meeting is free for undergraduate and graduate students, and $30 for faculty. The fee can be paid when the conference registration opens in December, and pays for association membership for the year. Undergraduate and graduate students that register for the conference will receive one free year of ArkPSA association membership, but not get hard copies of the journal mailed to them.