As the spring of 2024 marks the culmination of academic endeavors for many students, Jo Bollant shares with us their journey as a BSW student, and now graduate. Bollant’s path to graduation was far from conventional, marked by detours and challenges that ultimately shaped their worldview.
Abbi Stradder, Bailey Birditt, and Diamond Crowder share with us their journey towards higher education and all that it took for them to earn their Masters in Social Work.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz has published a commentary on Bangladesh’s request for a soft loan from China and its economic and political implications in the magazine Diplomat.
With the conclusion of the Spring 2024 semester, CASNews will resume its summer schedule of being published every two weeks.
Among those contemplating how quickly the years passed from arriving on campus for their first semester to leaving as a proud alumni are two students, Cameron Crone and Kerem Tasdan, whose stories were captured when they began their journey as Redbirds.
The Department of Politics and Government held its 2024 Annual Award Ceremony April 19 in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Illinois State University’s Office of Student Research has announced that two students, Amelia Korveziroska and Robert Sevik, were named 2024 Goldwater Scholars.
Mike Matejka ’74 came to Illinois State University as a transfer student in the early 70s and now over five decades later he became a Golden Redbird and one of the most notable members of the Bloomington-Normal community. He is known for his work as a community leader and Bloomington City Council member. And this year he will be a keynote speaker at the Half Century Club reunion.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz made a presentation titled “How Countries Become Autocratic,” organized by the Asia Committee of the College of DuPage at Glen Allyn, Illinois on April 29.
Dr. T.Y. Wang, University Professor and chair of Politics and Government, presented “Tea Tasting and Culture” at Illinois State University’s 2024 Asian Heritage Week on April 27.
