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Will Congress give a tax break to local news organizations?

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

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Team Effort – Interns Win!!!

Barbara Van Dyke Brown
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UIUC MSW Field Placement Recruitment

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

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News literacy: A lesson for all ages

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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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With Wishes for a Magical Holiday Season

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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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CPAE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Matthew Geras, SPIA

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Dr, Matthew Geras

Hello, I’m Dr.

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Your Local Newspaper Is In Trouble

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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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CPAE Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Bob Blankenberger, SPMP

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

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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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CPAA Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Magic Wade, SPIA

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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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An Existential Threat to the Indian Child Welfare Act

DR. ISABEL SKINNER, SPIA ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, AND SOPHIA DORAN, PSC STUDENT
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Indigenous Rights Are Human Rights

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