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Right-wing Populism’s Threat to Global Security – When Does Rhetoric Lead to Conflict?
Jun 04, 2024
Right-wing populist leaders have been at the helms of governments in all regions of the world, but they have taken power in an increasing number of countries in recent years. In fact, the percentage of right-wing populist leaders in the world in the past decade has surpassed that of the World War II era, as shown in Figure 1 below. |
Chidera Okafor
Jun 03, 2024
Hometown: Lagos, NigeriaMajor: Management Information SystemsFuture Plans: Get a job in technology consulting |
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MA Alumnus Receives 2023 UIS Outstanding MA Thesis Award
Jun 03, 2024
Connor Krater (MA 2023) was awarded the Outstanding Thesis Award at the 2024 Student Technology, Arts & Research Symposium (STARS), for his thesis “Metternich the Pragmatist: A Look into Metternich’s Impact on the Final Act of the Congress of Vienna in the Regions of Italy, Saxony, and Poland”. This thesis focuses on Clemens Von Metternich as a historical figure, and how narratives surrounding him were politicized to fit narratives within the Congress of Vienna (1814-1815). |
Join Your Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC): Nomination Forms Available for Election
Jun 03, 2024
All status (non-probationary) Civil Service employees are invited to submit online nomination forms for this year's Civil Service Advisory Council (CSAC) election. Eight positions will be filled this year, each for a two year term. Nomination forms must be received by midnight, June 14, in order to be considered. Self-Nominations are allowed and welcomed. |
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UIS Center for Lincoln Studies to co-host two Juneteenth events exploring its history and Black citizenship in Illinois
Jun 03, 2024
The University of Illinois Springfield Center for Lincoln Studies, in collaboration with the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum and Juneteenth Inc., will host two events exploring the historical significance of Juneteenth and the struggle for Black citizenship in Illinois. Juneteenth commemorates the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States, marking the day when news of their freedom reached Texas on June 19, 1865. |