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With President Joe Biden on Monday signed a $1 trillion bill to fix ro

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UIUC MSW Field Placement Recruitment event
UIUC MSW Field Placement Recruitment

A relationship begins when one party takes the initiative and the other party is receptive.

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Jason Piscia, PAR Director, teaching news literacy in a high school class room
PAR Director Jason Piscia talks about news literacy with a class at La Salle-Peru Twp. High School on Dec. 7, 2021. (Photo courtesy LPHS)

I write on this blog often about the importance of news literacy – being able to detect misinformation and bias in the news coverage you consume.

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As the Fall semester concludes and the holidays are soon upon us, there is no better time than now to reach out to students, faculty, staff, alumni, community members, stakeholders and our Public Affairs Community to wish you all a most sincere “Season’s Greetings” from the Office of the Dean.

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Your Local Newspaper Is In Trouble

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I’ve written about this topic often over the past year as I discuss

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Dr. Bob Blankenberger with DPA Candidate Annie Brooks (DPA '19)
Dr. Bob Blankenberger with DPA Candidate Annie Brooks (DPA '19)
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BEST KEPT SECRET – NO MORE

Photo of Former Governors Jim Edgar and Pat Quinn meeting with FY2022 ILSIP Cohort during their seminar.

Former Governors Jim Edgar and Pat Quinn meet with FY2022 ILSIP Cohort during their seminar. Former Governor Edgar is a former ILSIP intern, a member of the FY1969 cohort and inducted into the Samuel K. Gove Hall of Fame in 1990.

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Dr. Magic Wade pictured with her dog in front of a painted mural of a fox on a brick wall

Hello, I am Dr Magic Wade, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the UIS School of Politics and International Affairs. I joined the faculty at UIS in 2015. Prior to this, I attended the University of Minnesota to earn my PhD in 2015 and taught as an adjunct instructor at Western Washington University in Bellingham, Washington.

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Indigenous Rights Are Human Rights

Passed by Congress in 1978, The Indian Child Welfare Act