Center News

Faculty Research Grants and Forums

Barbara Ferrara — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 12:00:00 CST

The Center sponsors a competitive public affairs research grant program, offering grants up to $15,000 to UIS faculty to support their applied research. Ten projects were funded in 2011. We held two, noontime brown bag forums in November, 2011 at which the faculty researchers presented their progress to date. . [More]

2011 Lincoln Legacy Lectures

Barbara Ferrara — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 CDT

More than 400 people attended the 9^th Annual Lincoln Legacy Lectures presented by the Center on October 13, 2011 at UIS. This year’s theme was “Lincoln and the Civil War.” The speakers were Michael Burlingame, Chancellor Naomi B. Lynn Distinguished Chair in Lincoln Studies at UIS, and Lucas Morel, the Lewis G. John Term Professor of Politics at Washington and Lee University. The moderator was Cullom Davis, Professor Emeritus of History. [More]

Largest Attendance Ever for 2010 Lincoln Legacy Lectures

Barbara Ferrara — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 12:00:00 CDT

More than 470 people attended the Lincoln Legacy Lectures on October 7, 2010 at the University of Illinois Springfield, the largest audience ever for this annual series. There was standing room only in Brookens Auditorium and the overflow seating in the Public Affairs Center conference room spilled over into the Food Emporium where it was shown on the Campus Channel. [More]

David Racine named interim executive director of the Center for State Policy and Leadership

Blake Wood — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:15:00 CDT

David Racine has been named the Interim Executive Director of the Center for State Policy and Leadership (CSPL) at the University of Illinois Springfield. He succeeds Tony Halter who retired on June 15, 2010. [More]

State Politics and Policy Conference kicks off with Old State Capitol event

Blake Wood — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:00:00 CDT

The University of Illinois Springfield welcomed nearly 200 political scientists from around the country and the world to central Illinois during the 10th annual State Politics and Policy Conference (SPPC). [More]