Last weekend, the IUPUI Mock Trial team hosted its 6th annual Indy Mock-Hundred Invitational. There were 24 total teams in attendance to compete at the newly constructed Criminal Justice Campus here in Indianapolis, IN. The term “tough competition” doesn’t quite do this invitational justice, as powerhouse teams such as the University of Chicago (A & …

This weekend, November 11th and 12th, the Mock Trial Team at IUPUI hosts the 6th Annual Indy Mock Hundred Invitational. Since 2018, teams from universities across the country have joined us in Indianapolis to compete in a four-round tournament. The invitational is an excellent opportunity for students to grow professionally and gain exposure to Indy’s …

Prof. Sydney Kadinger recently won the Division of Undergraduate Education’s Epitome award! The award honors faculty and staff who are dedicated to student success! Congratulations, Sydney! It’s well deserved!

Prof. Pegg recently won the Liberal Arts Student Council’s Outstanding Faculty Award! He was nominated by Lal Len who is currently majoring in political science and recently finished up an internship in the Indiana Statehouse!

  The article Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: name-calling’s backfire effect on candidate evaluations by Dr. Aaron Dusso and Political Science Alumna Sydnee Perkins was recently featured in the popular podcast Hidden Brain‘s Newsletter. Check it out here: We get by with a little help from our friends

Does calling your political opponent names work?  Prof. Aaron Dusso and former student Sydnee Perkins designed a research project in order to provide that answer. Their article titled, “Crooked Hillary and Sleepy Joe: Name-Calling’s Backfire Effect on Candidate Evaluations,” was recently published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Since graduating in 2020, …

Students on the IUPUI Mock Trial Team spent the weekend arguing the civil case of Ari Felder v. Koller Campbell Air LLC in the new Marion County Justice Center in Indianapolis. The IUPUI Mock Trial Team hosted the annual Mock 100 Invitational on November 12th and 13th.  Twenty-five teams from all over the country traveled …

Congratulations to Sydney Kadinger (Class of 2019) for graduating from McKinney School of Law, passing the bar exam and landing her first position as a Prosecutor in Marion County! All tremendous accomplishments! Sydney is also now an Associate Faculty Member in the department serving as the Head Coach of our Mock Trial team!

  According to research by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, on average, an individual who graduates with a Bachelor’s degree from IUPUI will make $913,000 more over the course of their 40-year career than someone who never gets a bachelor’s degree at all. Moral of the story? Finish your degree!