An SIUE student’s blog about Florida politics received recognition last month from a Washington Post reporter.
Political science major David Trotter and his co-writer Kartik Krishnaiyer were named by Washington Post reporter Chris Cillizza for their work on The Political Hurricane.
Cillizza, who writes “The Fix,” a Washington Post political blog, compiles a list of the best […]
The people of Afghanistan “just want peace,” according to Matin Royeen, a senior civilian cultural ambassador for the country.
Matin Royeen, Afghanistan senior civilian cultural ambassador, spoke at SIUE last week as part of Global Awareness Week.
Royeen discussed challenges and opportunities in Afghanistan last week as part of SIUE’s Global Awareness Week.
The Afghan government, “unfortunately,” according […]
The highest ranking female official in the U.S. military did not even plan on making the military her career.
Lt. Gen. Kathleen Gainey spoke to students and faculty last week at Morris University Center about being a woman in the military and working in a diverse environment.
Lt. Gen. Kathleen Gainey, who is currently stationed at Scott […]
Two groups of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities (URCA) students presented research at the Indiana Political Science Association Conference last week in Evansville, Ind.
Two groups of political science URCA students presented research at the Indiana Political Science Association Conference March 22. The students presented research regarding effects of campaign visits and occupied Palestine. Photo courtesy […]
Senior philosophy major Erik Zimmerman was one of 16 students selected to present research at a recent philosophy conference.
Senior philosophy major Erik Zimmerman presents research at the Dr. Martin Luther King Celebration Luncheon in February. Photo courtesy of Erik Zimmerman
Zimmerman applied to speak at the Midsouth Undergraduate Philosophy Conference along with about 60 other students […]
Vanderbilt University professor David Wood explored multiple “aporetic sites” or “problematic spaces of thinking” during his lecture at SIUE last week.
Wood’s discussion, “Thinking Out of the Box (After Heidegger),” was the 36th Fritz Marti lecture. Wood first looked at mortal existence, which he said philosopher Martin Heidegger puts “front and center to the question of […]
Consensual. Intimate. Safe.
Those were just a few words thrown out by students to describe good sex during a healthy sexual behaviors presentation last week.
Lauren Keefer of Safe Connections, an organization that provides counseling and services to victims of sexual and domestic violence, spoke to roughly 35 students, focusing on consent and communication.
In regard to consent, […]
The Black Heritage Month Committee recently honored two faculty members for their contributions to SIUE.
Black studies department chair Howard Rambsy and political science department chair Denise DeGarmo received the committee’s Black Heritage Month Committee Salute to the Stars Award.
The award is given to faculty and staff who have encouraged students to pursue educational and career […]
Singer-songwriting Karla Bonoff took the stage last week in the Meridian Ballroom as part of SIUE’s Arts and Issues series, but playing at colleges is nothing new for the southern California native.
“Ever since we [began] back in the ’70s we’ve always played colleges. One of the first big tours I did with Jackson Browne was […]
A woman is battered every nine seconds. One out of every three women is battered by a partner or ex-partner. And battering is the leading cause of injury for women – higher than muggings, car accidents and rapes combined.
Marcy Jacobs of the OASIS Women's Center spoke to roughly 30 students about domestic violence. She explored […]
