Edwards and Rice Attend Midwest Conference

Meg Edwards (left), associate professor of political science and international relations, and Julianna Rice, senior political science and international relations major, attend the MPSA conference in Chicago.

Meg Edwards, associate professor of political science and international relations, and Julianna Rice, senior political science and international relations major, attended the 2024 Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) Conference in Chicago, Illinois, April 4-7. They participated in a panel and presented their paper, “Homeschooling in the United States: Policy Evolution and Identity Construction.” Edwards also presented her paper, “Performing Populism: Leadership Fashion in Comparative Perspective,” and served as an invited participant on a Midwest Women’s Caucus Roundtable, “Being Asked to Do More with Less: Increasing Service Burdens as Enrollments and Budgets Decline.”