How to improve faculty-student relations and enrollment in online classes

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 …

Undergraduate Resources

This is a list of undergraduate political science resources external to the Arkansas Political Science Association. To augment this list, please email the ArkPSA Secretary Matt Evans at mevans8@nwacc.edu. Fellowships and Funding: Arkansas Department of Higher Education, Student Undergraduate Research Fellowship (deadline: Nov. 1): http://scholarships.adhe.edu/scholarships/detail/student-undergraduate-research-fellowship-surf  British Council for Undergraduate Research: http://www.bcur.org Humanities in Action Fellowship: https://www.humanityinaction.org/programs/14-humanity-in-action-fellowship Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship: https://mellonmays.uchicago.edu/content/apply-summer-program-visiting-fellows National Science Foundation, Research Experience for Undergraduates: https://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/reu/index.jsp Ralph Bunche Summer Institute: http://www.apsanet.org/rbsi UC Berkeley Summer Research Opportunity Program: https://diversity.berkeley.edu/programs-services/graduate/undergraduate-research-programs  Publishing Undergraduate Research: Beginner’s Guide Read More …

Arkansas Colleges and Universities

Below is a list of colleges, community colleges, and universities in the state of Arkansas. (To find out about political scientists at these different schools, check out the faculty directory.) Arkansas Baptist College Arkansas Northeastern College Arkansas State University at Beebe Arkansas State University at Jonesboro Arkansas Tech University Central Baptist College Crowley’s Ridge College East Arkansas Community College Harding University Henderson State University Hendrix College John Brown University Lyon College National Park College North Arkansas College Northwest Arkansas Community Read More …