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Jean-Pierre Lucas, MPA '19
Jan 26, 2022
J.P. Lucas, MPA 19’: A Peruvian-American Budget Analyst
Jean-Pierre Lucas was born in Lima, Peru, but since a young age his family moved to Champaign, Illinois. Upon graduation from Champaign Central High…
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Jan 25, 2022
We Know This Much is True
“Share your story because you just never know who might be going through what you’re going through.”“The Crowns I Wear” Deidre Silas, 2020 Deidre Graham…
Sean McCandless
Dec 14, 2021
Assistant Professor Sean McCandless named the University Scholar at UIS
Sean McCandless, Ph.D., assistant professor of public administration at the University of Illinois Springfield, has been named University Scholar for 2021.…
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Dec 01, 2021
Accountability for social equity
Accountability for Social Equity At the end of 2021, I am again reminded why public administration is so important. We are closing out the second year of a…
Nov 30, 2021
Romeo Solano
Hometown: Guatemala City, Guatemala (Currently in Illinois) Undergraduate Institution and Major: Universidad Internacional de Las Américas, Costa Rica…
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Nov 30, 2021
Josh Friedman
Hometown: Springfield, Illinois Undergraduate Institution and Major: University of Illinois at Springfield, Bachelor of Psychology (Clinical and Counseling…