Professor Kerri Milita shared her latest research at a Brownbag presentation titled “Helicopter Parenting & the Development of Political Ambition in College Students.”
Brownbag: Does helicopter parenting produce less politically ambitious students?
Topic: Research
Faculty panel on the importance of interdisciplinary studies, February 16
Students, faculty, and staff are invited to hear a panel of campus faculty from different fields discuss interdisciplinary studies at 3 p.m. on Friday, February 16, in Stevenson Hall, room 401.
Research shows small insults have large impact
Assistant Professor of Psychology Brea Banks researches the impact of microaggressions on an individual’s ability to learn.
Second generation of mass shootings explored in Webber book
Julie Webber explores the escalation of mass shootings and the evolving nature of the shooters themselves in Beyond Columbine: School Violence and the Virtual.
Professor Julie Webber interviewed by NPR
Professor Julie Webber spoke with NPR’s Todd Zwillich about gun violence on school properties that seems increasingly common.
Let’s Talk Teaching: The Fulbright Experience with Erin Mikulec
Associate Professor Erin Mikulec stops by CTLT to showcase exciting opportunities for faculty interested in teaching and research overseas.
T.Y. Wang: An engaged leader
Political science professor T. Y. Wang is an engaged leader at Illinois State University. As a professor, researcher, and chair of the Department of Politics and Government, like many faculty he fulfills multiple roles on campus.
Brownbag: Zigerell on race, genetics, and public policy
As part of the Department of Politics and Government Brownbag series, L.J Zigerell presented “New survey data on inequality and race” on Wednesday, January 24.
The Vidette Digital Archives at Milner Library now available
Through the efforts of the Milner Library’s Digital Collections department and in cooperation with Veridian, The Vidette Digital Archives are now available online.
Annual Grapevine compilation of state fiscal support for higher education results for fiscal 2017-2018
Data reported by the states in the latest Grapevine survey indicate that initially approved state fiscal support for higher education nationwide increased by a modest 1.6 percent from fiscal 2016–2017 (fiscal 2017) to fiscal year 2017–2018 (fiscal 2018). This is the lowest annual percent increase in the past five years. Almost all of the increase between fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2018 was accounted for by appropriations in only three relatively large states: California, Florida, and Georgia. Total funding across the remaining 47 states rose by only 0.2 percent.
