Robert Doubek (’66) grew up in an American family with Czech roots. They were bakers and confectioners for three generations, including his. In 1962, he enrolled at the University of Illinois, studying Political Science, German, and Russian.
Study Political ScienceWhy did it take so long for women to have the right to vote in the USA? Jeanette Rankin, first Woman elected to Congress, receiving the flag of the House of Representatives upon passage of women's suffrage. Why study political science?
Study Political ScienceHow should we understand the Pakistan/India divide? Why study political science?
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Alumni Spotlight: Robert Doubek
Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho shares her thoughts on the recent Supreme Court ruling on partisan gerrymandering. Read the full article here.
Congratulations to our department's two Boren scholarship recipients, Enddy Almonord and Barghav Sivaguru! Read the full article here to learn more about their academic interests, career goals, and plans to study Arabic abroad.
Each year the members of the local chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha vote for the Clarence A. Berdahl Award for Excellence Undergraduate Teaching. Please join us in congratulating the 2019 recipient of the Berdahl Award, Dr. Benjamin Miller!
More Department News
- This past year, we had twelve students complete their undergraduate research thesis.
- A big congratulations is in order, as Hyperion Research selected Professor Wendy K. Tam Cho and her collaborator Yan Liu for the High Performance Computing Innovation Excellence Award, announced at the ISC 2019 conference!
- Congrats to recent Political Science graduate, Eriele Tellis, who was one of 13 students and alumni from Illinois to receive the Fulbright grant this year.
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