Dr. Lisa Szczepura, University Professor of Chemistry, will deliver the Fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 2, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Thanks to some creative thinking within the College of Arts and Sciences, the students in the departments of History, Politics and Government, Criminal Justice, and Sociology and Anthropology have a new place to settle, study, relax, digest, and collaborate. Funds were secured from Academic Enhancement Fees to recreate and update a former underutilized computer lab.
Distinguished Professor Ali Riaz was quoted in news report in WMBD Television on Afghanistan situation after the abrupt withdrawal of the United States. Riaz said that rampant corruption, lack of inclusivity, the serious disconnect between government and the people in Afghanistan has caused the dramatic collapse of the Afghan government.
Reginald Turner, the newly elected president of the American Bar Association, appointed Politics and Government Professor Thomas McClure the Chair of the ABA Standing Committee on Paralegals (Standing Committee) for a one-year term.
Kole Damkoehler was only 8 years old when he participated in acts of kindness that would change his life.
Dr. Rocio Rivadeneyra has been appointed associate dean for Academic Programs and Student Success, effective July 1, 2021.
Dr. T.Y. Wang, university professor and chair of the Department of Politics and Government, published “Strategic Ambiguity or Strategic Clarity? US Policy towards the Taiwan Issue” in Taiwan Insight.
Professor Tom McClure, outgoing chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Paralegal Approval Commission, served as the moderator and a presenter at an outreach forum hosted by the ABA in June.
In May, the American Indian Law Journal, operated by the Seattle University School of Law, published an article co-authored by Professor Tom McClure and his son Bill, an attorney practicing in Tacoma, Washington.
Dr. T.Y. Wang, ISU University Professor and Chair of the Department of Politics and Government, has published a co-authored study in Asian Survey (v.61, no.3: 388-410). “COVID-19 and the Rally Effect in Taiwan” examines the rally phenomenon when the island country was confronted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
