Dr. Meghan Leonard presented a paper, “Gender, Race, and the Opinion Assignment Process on State Supreme Courts” at the Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting.
A group of Illinois State researchers have received a $6,000 College of Arts and Sciences Dean’s Challenge Grant to research the impact of floating gardens on the Chicago River. Drs. Mike Hendricks and Noha Shawki, both of the Department of Politics and Government, received this funding in collaboration with Dr. Joan Brehm, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, and Drs. Eric Peterson and Alec Foster, both of the Department of Geography, Geology, and the Environment.
The Illinois Appellate Court for the Fourth Judicial District will conduct an oral argument at Braden Auditorium inside the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University on April 17, 2024 at 11:00 a.m.
Fourteen students from the Department of Politics and Government participated in the National Model United Nations conference in New York City between April 1 and April 5, 2024.
The Office of International Engagement hosted an iftar dinner last week as part of the Indian Cultural Festival.
The Department of Politics and Government is hosting a retirement reception honoring Dr. T.Y. Wang, chair and professor for the department, from 3:30-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, in the Founders Suite inside Bone Student Center.
Retired United States Ambassador Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, addressed the Senior Professionals as part of a sponsored series of talks called “Mornings with the Professors” on March 29.
Ambassador (retired) Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, participated in the Women as Transformational Leaders series of events on campus March 25-26.
The Illinois State University Planetarium will host free programs for visitors to learn about the April 8, 2024, solar eclipse. Free programs will be offered Friday, April 5, 2024, at 7:30 p.m., and Saturday, April 6, at 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., under the dome of the Planetarium.
Retired United States Ambassador Geeta Pasi, the inaugural Donald F. McHenry Visiting Professor in Diplomacy and International Affairs at Illinois State University, participated in an interdisciplinary panel discussion on the importance of language study and the resulting career benefits hosted by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, on March 27.
