About MPSA
The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) is an international organization with a membership of more than three thousand political science professors and students and public administrators representing more than 80 countries. Founded in 1939, the MPSA is dedicated to the advancement of scholarship in all areas of political science.
In April of each year, the MPSA holds one of the largest political science conferences, with more than 4,000 presenters from throughout the United States and around the world. Traditionally, the national conference is held in Chicago at the historic Palmer House Hotel. In 2008, the conference will occur from April 3 to 6.
The MPSA publishes the American Journal of Political Science, a premier journal for research in all major areas of political science.
About IWU
Founded in 1850, Illinois Wesleyan is a highly selective liberal arts university with an enrollment of 2,100. Wesleyan has long been known for its outstanding faculty, distinctive liberal arts curriculum, the personal attention it gives students, and its beautiful and welcoming campus. The University is located in Bloomington, Ill., a city of 65,000 that is located just two hours south of Chicago and north of St. Louis.
Illinois Wesleyan's distinctive curriculum combines the liberal arts with professional programs the fine arts and nursing. The University offers 47 major areas of study, plus eight pre-professional programs in medicine, law, dentistry, engineering, veterinary science, forestry and environmental management, physical and occupational therapies.
With an average class size of 17, and an 11 to 1 student-faculty ratio, students get the personal attention that only a top liberal arts institution like Illinois Wesleyan can deliver.