Nominations are open for the Grabill-Homan Community Peace Prize, which recognizes individual achievements in peacemaking, leadership, community service, and activism.
Nominations for Grabill-Homan peace prize due January 31
Unit: Politics and Government
Malone and Riaz named Distinguished Professors
Professor of Geology David Malone and Professor of Politics and Government Ali Riaz have been named Distinguished Professors by the Office of the Provost. They will be honored at the Founders Day Convocation.
Riaz quoted in Financial Express and WSJ
Ali Riaz, University Professor of Politics and Government, has been quoted in both the Wall Street Journal and the Financial Express of Bangladesh.
Ali Riaz speaks with UNB about Rohingya refugees
Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor of Politics and Government, commented on the plan to repatriate hundreds of thousands of Rohingya refugees into Myanmar.
Too committed to fail
He almost failed the third grade. By the seventh grade, his teacher had given up on him, predicting he’d be lucky to make it through middle school. But Richard Greenfield, born with lead poisoning, never gave up on himself. On Saturday, he’ll graduate with a bachelor’s degree in politics and government. And this time, a
Spring 2018 International Seminar Series to focus on Europe in global context
The topic of the Spring 2018 International Seminar Series will be “Europe in a Global Context.”
Politics and Government alumnus interviewed by The New York Times
Homemade guns are a growing problem, according to Mark Tallman, Ph.D., a Politics and Government alumnus interviewed by The New York Times.
POL alum Kenneth Janda publishes book
Politics and Government alumnus Kenneth Janda, retired Professor of Political Science from Northwestern University, published a book titled The Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men at the Start of the Great War and at the End of the Habsburg Empire.
Riaz publishes book on Islam in Bangladesh
Ali Riaz has published a new book titled Lived Islam and Islamism in Bangladesh.
Illinois State Professor Riaz in international news
University Professor Ali Riaz contributed to several news articles on the topic of the Rohingya crisis in recent days.
