Prairie State Legal Services (PSLS) named Acting Chair and Professor Tom McClure as an Outstanding Pro Bono Community Honoree for 2022 “for generous contributions and heartfelt commitment to providing legal services to low-income persons.”
Unit: Politics and Government
Reproductive Justice Speaker Series begins with panel, September 22
A panel will discuss issues raised by the recent Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade.
Riaz and Rana publish on democratic backsliding
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz and Politics and Government alum Sohel Rana, M.S. ’21, have published a paper on contemporary democratic backsliding.
Redbird media (Fall 2022)
Here are some of the latest books from Illinois State University faculty.
L.J. Zigerell publishes article in the Journal of Political Science Education
L.J Zigerell recently published the article, “Introducing Political Science Students to Data Visualization Strategies”, in the Journal of Political Science Education.
Professor Hendricks receives the Center for Civic Engagement’s Community Engagement Learning Grant
On August 12, 2022, Professor Mike Hendricks received $195 in 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.
Dr. Ali Riaz’s new book launched in Dhaka
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz’s new book, ‘More Than Meets the Eye’ was launched at Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 23rd.
Wang offers online workshop in Taiwan on empirical methodology
At the invitation of the Institute of Political Methodology (IPM) in Taiwan, Dr. T.Y. Wang, University Professor and Chair of Politics and Government, offered a workshop on “Categorical Data Analysis” on July 8 and July 11, 2022.
Retirement reception for Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky, July 21
The College of Arts and Sciences will host a retirement reception for Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 21 in the Aaron Leetch Stadium Club at the top of Hancock Stadium, with remarks at 3:45. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
In memoriam: Michele Ganschow, 1955–2022
The Department of Politics and Government mourns the passing of Michele Ganschow, who worked as office support specialist in the Department from January 1996 to May 2011.