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Jul 31, 2023

UIS Public Affairs Reporting program receives grant from Joyce Foundation to support student journalists

Nika Schoonover, a student in the PAR Class of 2023, photographs a rally outside of the Illinois Statehouse. (Clay Stalter/UIS) A grant from the Joyce...

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Jul 18, 2023

Courting Extremism: How State Supreme Court Selection Methods Fuel Ideological Divides

Courting Extremism: How State Supreme Court Selection Methods Fuel Ideological Divides Every summer when the US Supreme Court releases their most...

DR. ISABEL SKINNER, SPIA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AND SOPHIA DORAN, PSC STUDENT

Mayo 31, 2023

An Existential Threat to the Indian Child Welfare Act

Indigenous Rights Are Human Rights Passed by Congress in 1978, The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) faces an existential threat from the current...

In a ceremonial gesture, the associate dean Travis Bland presents a graduation cap to a beaming graduate, marking the completion of their studies.

Mayo 19, 2023

Congratulations 2023 Graduates

2023 Commencement UIS celebrated its latest Commencement exercise on Saturday, May 13, 2023. It officially culminated our 2022-2023 academic year. If...

Mayo 10, 2023

Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week

Dear Teachers, Alumni and Students: On behalf of the College of Public Affairs and Education let me extend a most sincere “thank you...

Mayo 01, 2023

Elevated Gun Violence in U.S. Cities of All Sizes

Elevated Gun Violence in U.S. Cities of All Sizes Photo by Maria Lysenko on Unsplash.com Observes political science professor, Magic...

Mayo 01, 2023

UIS professor finds elevated gun violence rates in U.S. cities of all sizes are surpassing historical highs

In a new analysis, University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor of Political Science Magic Wade found from 2015-2021 many cities in the United...

Public Affairs Reporting student at Capitol

Abr 25, 2023

UIS Public Affairs Graduate Degrees Ranked Among the Top 25% of Best Programs in the Country

The University of Illinois Springfield’s public affairs graduate degrees have been ranked among the top 25 percent of best programs in the country in 2023-...