Hillary Clinton’s election would be loaded with significance, but one thing it wouldn’t mean is that men and women are suddenly on a level cultural playing field come November 9.
Unit: Research and Sponsored Programs
Scare tactics: Messages of fear, anger popular in 2016 campaigns
From immigration and employment, to terrorism and loss of patriotic pride, savvy politicians can employ messages to stir fear (and offer themselves as the solution).
Redbird scholars receive grants to domesticate pennycress, expand pre-K
Redbird scholars receive grants to domesticate pennycress, expand pre-K
Research spotlight: Center for Renewable Energy
Redbird Scholar magazine spotlights a different research center at Illinois State University in every issue. This time we look at the Center for Renewable Energy.
Former foster youth research how to help peers succeed
Lauretta Schaefer is a dance education major who spent her early childhood in the foster care system before being adopted. Now she is working with Social Work Professor Doris Houston, director of Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies, to investigate the factors that influence academic success for Illinois students who have spent time in foster care.
Unprecedented fight: Scalia’s death puts Supreme Court on trial during election
The sudden death of Justice Antonin Scalia on February 13 not only left a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, but it also pulled the very future of the court into the turmoil of a heated presidential election.
Ask a Redbird Scholar: Is there weather in space?
Why don’t we have weather in space?
Ask a Redbird Scholar: How did we end up with 2 unpopular presidential candidates?
How do you think that the presidential election has gotten to where it is, with two candidates who have such vehement opposition?
What campaign logos can tell us about our next president
During the 2008 presidential campaign, Barack Obama wasn’t just a politician. He was a brand.
Which polls should you trust? Redbird scholar offers tips for understanding polls
Did you vote in the last election?