Illinois State University’s Professor of Politics and Government T.Y. Wang has received an $80,000 grant from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.
Professor receives $80,000 grant for studies of Taiwan

Illinois State University’s Professor of Politics and Government T.Y. Wang has received an $80,000 grant from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States.
Professor Ali Riaz, noted expert of Bangladeshi politics, presented twice and participated in a workshop at the International Studies Association Convention at Baltimore on February 22-25.
In a speaking tour about Bangladeshi politics, Illinois State Department of Politics and Government Chair and Professor Ali Riaz delivered four presentations in Bangladesh between January 27 and February 1.
Politics and Government Professor Ali Riaz presented a book talk November 14 at Columbia University in New York.
Fahmida Zaman, a graduate student in the Department of Politics and Government, presented her paper at the 45th annual South Asia conference at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Professor T.Y. Wang from the Department of Politics and Government presented a co-authored paper at the Taiwan in the Realm of East Asia conference at Wake Forest University on October 21–23, 2016.
Politics and Government Professor Lane Crothers argues that a recent acquittal of militiamen Ammon Bundy by a sympathetic Oregon jury should frighten all Americans.
Professor Ali Riaz spoke at the University of California-Berkeley about his recently published book, titled “Bangladesh: A Political History since Independence.”
Ali Riaz, Chair and University Professor of Politics and Government, was quoted twice in the international media this week about Bangladeshi politics.
Dr. Kerri Milita, Assistant Professor of Department of Politics and Government, presented “When you Say Nothing at All: How Candidates Win Elections by Shunning Issues” at the Main Street College Lecture event