The Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA) announced the renaming of the MPSA Best Paper Award to the Paula D. McClain Award for the MPSA Best Paper. The award recognizes the best paper overall presented at the MPSA conference each year. Dr. Paula McClain is the . James B. Duke Distinguished Professor of Political Science and her primary research interests are in racial minority group politics, particularly inter-minority political and social competition, and urban politics. Join us in congratulating Dr. McClain. Read more here