Living Well with Floods, October 15

Photo of Lake Bloomington from the Your Water, Your Future study.

The Center for a Sustainable Water Future is hosting an interdisciplinary, water-themed lecture series via Zoom. The first speaker, Dr. Caroline Gottschalk Druschke from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, will discuss supporting freshwater systems.

Rankin published ‘Practice Political Civility’

Erik Rankin head shot

Erik Rankin ’00, M.S. ’03, the director of Enrollment Management and undergraduate Studies and an instructional assistant professor in the Department of Politics and Government, authored an essay titled “Practice Political Civility” in the October 2020 edition of The Stoic. The essay focuses on how stoic philosophy encourages us to recall our shared humanity. Civility

Voting in the 2020 Election by Dr. Lane Crothers

Image of buttons with the word VOTE on each, surrounded by the stars and stripes of the American flag.

Dr. Lane Crothers, Thomas E. Eimermann Professor in Political Science (2020-2022) and Managing Editor of Populism, provided some guidance in a short essay to students in his “U.S. Government and Civic Practices.”

Professor Leonard: Ruth Bader Ginsburg leaves behind a strong legacy

Woman sits in chair

As Ruth Bader Ginsburg lies in state at the United States’ Capitol—the first time a woman has done so—Illinois State University Department of Politics and Government Professor Dr. Meghan Leonard says the death of the longtime Supreme Court Justice on September 18 is a reminder of both the strides made and steps still needed to take in the fight for equality.