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Alumni

One of the goals of our department is to keep our alumni involved. Most importantly this relates to staying in contact with people. Not only is it a good idea to check in with former professors but it is a good idea for alumni to check in on current students to offer pointers, advice, or opportunities for students to know about what they are doing. 

How you can help students

  • Share an update about your current job/career
  • Answer an email from a current student
  • Give advice on what the program can add/change to benefit students
  • Come to campus to talk about what you do
  • Join a video conference
  • Offer a day, week, or summer when a student could come an observe you at work
  • Offer internships (both for credit and paid)
  • Take part in mock interviews to help students prep to find jobs

Alumni News

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Alum Adam Ghrist appointed assistant U.S. attorney

Distinguished alumnus, Adam Ghrist, who graduated with a political science degree in 2004, just received a U.S. Department of Justice appointment as assistant U.S. attorney in Illinois. [Read the rest]
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Communication Awards Nominee: Alumnus Nikita Richards

Politics and Government alumnus Nikita Richards is in the running for a local award for excellence in communication.  [Read the rest]
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Politics and Government alumnus interviewed by The New York Times

Homemade guns are a growing problem, according to Mark Tallman, Ph.D., a Politics and Government alumnus interviewed by The New York Times. [Read the rest]

POL alum Kenneth Janda publishes book

Politics and Government alumnus Kenneth Janda, retired Professor of Political Science from Northwestern University, published a book titled The Emperor and the Peasant: Two Men at the Start of the Great War and at the End of the Habsburg Empire. [Read the rest]
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Alumni visit Politics and Government Department for Homecoming week

The Department of Politics and Government hosted distinguished alumni and their guests on Alumni Day, October 20, to celebrate Illinois State's 2017 Homecoming. [Read the rest]

Read more stories about Politics and Government alumni.

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