MPSA
Volume 2, Issue 2, May 2008
Midwest Political Science Association

Eight Honored for New MPSA Awards
The 65th National Conference marked the first year for four new MPSA awards: the AJPS Best Paper Award, the Kellogg/Notre Dame Award, the Review of Politics Award, and the Best Paper in International Relations Award. Read about the winners of these prestigious awards.

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Social Sciences and the Military: Understanding the Human Terrain, Focus of Joint Committee Hearing
The House Science and Technology Committee's Subcommittee on Research and Science Education and the House Armed Services Committee's Subcommittee on Terrorism, Unconventional Threats, and Capabilities held a joint hearing on April 24 that examined "The Role of the Social and Behavioral Sciences in National Security." Where will this renewed interest in the importance of the SBE sciences to national security lead?

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Defense Secretary Proposes Closer DOD/University Connections Including More Social Science Research
Robert Gates, Secretary of the Department of Defense (DOD) and a former president of Texas A&M University, says it is time to enhance DOD support for university research, much of it in the social and behavioral sciences.

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Survey Reveals General Satisfaction with MPSA Conference
More than 1,000 respondents to an MPSA survey registered their likes and dislikes in the fall of 2007. Read what these political scientists said.


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AJPS Circulation Continues to Grow
Total circulation for AJPS has nearly doubled from 4,109 in 2002 to 7,657 in 2007. Downloads from Blackwell Synergy increased 18% from 2006 to 2007.

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How to Write a Good Recommendation
It's no secret that many letters of recommendation -- whether they are for someone seeking a job opening or for a faculty member seeking promotion and tenure -- are so full of superlatives as to be almost meaningless. What makes a good letter? How does a letter for a job applicant differ from one for a tenure candidate? And what do both types of letters often fail to mention?

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Eight in Ten Young Voters in the 2008 Primaries Have Attended College
Record numbers of young voters participated in the 2008 primaries, and those who have attended or are attending college are much more likely to vote according to exit poll data from the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Education.

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