Scholarship recipient Lillian Ridinger

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Scholarship recipient Lillian Ridinger was born and raised in Normal and is majoring in history social-science education with a classical studies minor.

Department alums visit with political science students

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On Thursday, October 19, Politics and Government alumni Cheyanne Pincsak and Jacob Hobson visited the Department’s POL 296 Political Science Professional Development course, to provide advice about law school, graduate school, and professionalism.

Dr. John McHale wins the Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script Award

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Illinois State University School of Communication Professor John McHale and co-author Xavier Jackson have won the 2023 Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script Award for their script Nurses Versus the Virus, a dramatic feature film about a Black male nurse on the front lines during the darkest days of the COVID-19 pandemic.