Illinois State Politics and Government Professor Ali Riaz recently wrote commentary in the largest circulated English daily in Bangladesh, the Daily Star, on the first anniversary of the terrorist attack at a cafe in the capital of Dhaka.
Professor Lori Riverstone-Newell, Department of Politics and Government, recently published “The Rise of State Preemption Laws in Response to Local Policy Innovation.”
Professor Julie A. Webber is the author of a new book titled Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual.
The National Science Foundation awarded Meghan Leonard a nearly $119,000 grant to study battles between state courts and legislatures.
The Department of Politics and Government of Illinois State University held the 25th annual Conference for Students of Political Science on April 21, 2017, at the Bone Student Center.
Bich Tran and Natalie Rothbauer both received assistance from international women’s organizations.
Fahmida Zaman, graduate student in the Department of Politics and Government, has published an essay in Bangladesh’s circulated English language The Daily Star.
Several Department of Politics and Government faculty members attended the 2017 Midwest Political Science Association annual meeting in Chicago on April 6–9, 2017.
Dr. Ali Riaz, University Professor and Chair of the Department, presented the keynote paper at the round table ‘Drivers of Violence and Conflict in Bangladesh: Evidence-based research and Understanding’ at Dhaka, Bangladesh.
University Professor and Chair of Politics and Government, Ali Riaz, was interviewed by The Daily Star about the integration of religious education into the mainstream education system in Bangladesh.
