The American Association of State Colleges and University’s American Democracy Project (ADP) named Stephen Hunt one of the national Civic Fellows for 2017.
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Riaz publishes on democracy and sharia in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz has published a co-authored paper titled “Democracy and Sharia in Bangladesh: Surveying Support.”
New book explores politics in Taiwan
Professor T.Y. Wang, chair of the Department of Politics and Government, published a co-edited volume which examines the critical role that ethnic and national identities play in politics, illustrated by the case of Taiwan.
QUEERtalks: Arab futurism and queer cosmic utopias, October 6
Ronak Kapadia will present “Outer Views, or Palestine in the Sky: Arab Futurisms, Atmospheric Warfare, and Queer Cosmic Utopias” for QUEERtalks on October 6.
Sonia Manzano to headline Fall 2017 Latino Cultural Dinner
The 44-year Sesame Street veteran, Sonia Manzano, is set to speak at the fall 2017 Latino Cultural Dinner at 5 p.m. Thursday, October 26, in the Brown Ballroom at the Bone Student Center.
New faculty profile: Joseph Hilgard
Joseph Hilgard joins the Illinois State University Department of Psychology as an assistant professor.
Liberal arts students’ worries eased with help of Career Center
The Career Center has a number of resources to help students identify options for what to do with their degree after they graduate.
Actuarial program announces scholarship recipients, Fall 2017
Illinois State University’s Actuarial Program has awarded scholarships.
Kostelnick develops new mapping resource to help humanitarian organizations
John Kostelnick’s team designed new resources to assist humanitarian organizations develop effective maps for crisis response.
From Earth to the Universe at the Planetarium
The Illinois State University Planetarium will present From Earth to the Universe, running weekends from September 22 through November 18. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. Fridays and 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturdays.