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Mike Kienzler
Jan 29, 2023
Remembering the first PAR class 50 years ago
Each month, UIS has a guest column spot in The State Journal-Register. I was given the opportunity to write this month’s entry about the Public Affairs…
I Voted Stickers
Nov 09, 2022
UIS to host a post-election panel discussion on “The Election is Over. Now What?”
WHAT: University of Illinois Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program will present a post-…
Ballot box
Nov 02, 2022
Join us in person or online Nov. 11 for post-election panel discussion
From left: Dr. Matthew Geras, Hannah Meisel, Dr. Isabel Skinner and Dr. John Transue ** Have a question for our panelists? Submit it here. We'll try to…
Ariel Van Cleave
Jun 22, 2022
Ariel Van Cleave named PAR broadcast instructor
Ariel Van Cleave (wbez.org) Ariel Van Cleave, senior editor for audio and interim managing editor for Chicago public radio station WBEZ, will serve as the…
Illinois Statehouse at night
Apr 21, 2022
Join us May 4 for 'The State of Statehouse Reporting'
A report released earlier this month by the Pew Research Center details the number of journalists who cover America's statehouses, including our own here in…
Jason Piscia
Apr 14, 2022
Journalism: Where we've been, where we're going
I was honored to be invited to speak earlier this month at UIS' Lunch & Learn Series presented by the UIS Alumni SAGE Society and the Illinois State…
Broadcast student interviews lawmaker
Mar 31, 2022
PAR is looking for a broadcast writing instructor for this fall
The Public Affairs Reporting program at the University of Illinois Springfield is seeking an adjunct broadcast writing instructor to provide individualized…
Alex Degman
Mar 24, 2022
PAR Alumni Spotlight: Alex Degman returns to Illinois Capitol
Degman Longtime Springfield radio listeners likely the remember the voice of Alex Degman (PAR ’09), who worked for WTAX-AM as a reporter, anchor and news…