Congratulations to Texas A&M-Texarkana Political Science Major Alexander Gray for his presentation at the annual Arkansas Political Science Association conference. Gray presented “The State of Research on Electoral College Reform.” This is the first time an A&M-Texarkana political science major has presented a peer-reviewed paper at a professional conference.The Arkansas Political Science conference was held in Conway, Arkansas February 27 and 28. Gray attended both days, going to panels and meeting students and professors. He presented his paper on the panel “Undergraduate Research: Voting and Representation.”

Gray writes in his essay that “the reader will see inherent problems with the Electoral College, why previous constitutional reforms have not been successful, and how a new drive from some states might succeed where national reform has failed.” He carefully reviews the literature, noting a shift towards an emphasis on state-based rather than congressional-based reform efforts. Alexander wrote the first version of the essay in Professor Gary Bugh’s “Political Parties and Elections” fall semester class.

The Political Science professors at A&M-Texarkana integrate scholarship into many of their courses, inviting students to review and criticize their work, co-author essays with them for publication submission, and present their own work at conferences. A&M-Texarkana’s College of Education and Liberal Arts, also known as CELA, funded Alexander’s travel costs for the conference.

For more information about the A&M-Texarkana Political Science program, contact professor Gary Bugh at 903-223-3127, 903-223-3042 or gary.bugh@tamut.edu.

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