On September 21, Dr. Mike Hendricks and Stevenson Center Program Coordinator Paige Bushman received notification from the Center for Civic Engagement that they received $250 from the Community Engagement Learning grant to attend the 2023 Housing Matters Conference in Bloomington on Thursday, October 19 and Friday, October 20.
On September 19, the esteemed United States Ambassador (retired) Geeta Pasi, holding the prestigious title of the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, graced an attentive audience of graduate and undergraduate students at a “Chat with an Ambassador” event sponsored by the Department of Politics and Government.
On Friday, September 8, the Department of Politics and Government held its annual New Student Orientation for freshmen.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been quoted in a news report in Aljazeera English.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been quoted by BBC News and BBC Bengali News on the statement of global figures calling on Bangladesh’s prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, to stop the persecution of the country’s only Nobel Laureate Professor, Muhammad Yunus.
At the beginning of the fall semester, Professor Tom McClure, gave an in-service presentation to the ISU Admissions Staff concerning affirmative action.
This summer, Director of Legal Studies and Professor Tom McClure gave continuing legal education (CLE) Zoom presentations to paralegal groups in Massachusetts and Oregon. McClure is in his third year as chair of the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Paralegals.
On August 28, 2022, Professor Hendricks received funding from the Center for Civic Engagement’s Community Engagement Learning Grant to host 13 guest speakers this fall semester in his graduate Seminar in Community Development.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has been quoted by NBC News in a report on Bangladesh.
Distinguished Professor published a book on the political history of Bangladesh.
