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If you build it, they will come

Throughout their time at Illinois, if Juliette Chavarria and her friends wanted to go to an anime convention, they would have had to travel more than 100 miles. Chavarria, then a senior majoring in communication and Spanish with a minor in leadership...

New book reveals Electoral College strategies in modern political era

A new book co-written by a University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign political scientist explores the road to the White House through three distinct eras of presidential campaigning. The book, “...

Hahl-mo-nee goes back to school

Max Kim had this dream. He’d harbored it for all of his married life, but the timing never seemed right to pursue it. He and his wife, Bonnie, had kids to raise. A house to run. Jobs to hold. Then Max would look at a couple of old photos of his graduation from the University of Illinois, with he in...

Emily Van Duyn receives named scholar position from the College of LAS

Communication professor Emily Van Duyn was among 15 professors honored by the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences with a named scholar or professorship position. These positions recognize contributions to research and...

How do presidential candidates embody ideas about national identity, including views of Latinos?

Professor J. David Cisneros spoke with the Illinois News Bureau's research editor Sharita Forrest about how political candidates in U.S. elections both court and disparage Latinx communities.
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