Crothers named Fulbright chair

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Professor of Politics and Government Lane Crothers will serve as the Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies at the University of Helsinki.

Conference to explore global initiatives in education, November 1-3

Developing and supporting global initiatives in education is the theme of the Midwest Regional Comparative Education Conference, which will be held at Illinois State University from November 1-3. The conference will promote the cultivation and stewardship of international partnerships that inform comparative educational studies and provide perspectives on the connections between local, regional, and national educational issues and those in the broader global context.

COE faculty member awarded Fulbright Scholar grant

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Erin Mikulec, assistant professor in the School of Teaching and Learning, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholar grant to lecture and conduct research at the University of Helsinki, Finland during the 2013-2014 academic year.