The Illinois State mock trial team is advancing to the American Mock Trial Association (AMTA) Opening Round Championship Series (ORCS).
Mock Trial Team Advances to Championship Tournament
Unit: Politics and Government
Riaz and Zigerell honored at Founder’s Day Convocation Ceremony
Two Politics and Government faculty members were honored at the Illinois State University Founders Day.
Webber on WGLT: Are guns the real problem in school shootings?
Professor of Politics and Government Julie Webber offers her analysis on the school shooting phenomenon on WGLT’s Sound Ideas.
Brownbag: Does helicopter parenting produce less politically ambitious students?
Professor Kerri Milita shared her latest research at a Brownbag presentation titled “Helicopter Parenting & the Development of Political Ambition in College Students.”
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.
Riaz on suppression of journalism in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz, noted expert on Bangladeshi politics, was quoted in a report of the DW, the German International Broadcaster.
Mock Trial Team competes in National Invitational Tournament
An Illinois State University mock trial team placed seventh in a field of 53 teams competing at the 30th Annual National Invitational Tournament.
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.
Conference explores social, ethnic, racial boundaries, February 9-10
Illinois State University will host a two-day conference to explore how people see race and ethnicity in the current political climate.
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.
