Department News

Sep 18, 2024
It was a meeting of PAR's past and present on the most recent episode of WSIU's CapitolView program. Former director Charlie Wheeler, who led PAR from 1993-鈥

Sep 18, 2024
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield鈥檚 Center for State Policy and Leadership on Tuesday hosted a Constitution Day panel discussion focusing on鈥

Jun 18, 2024
The University of 缅北禁地 Springfield's renowned Public Affairs Reporting program celebrated its 50th anniversary and inducted five distinguished graduates鈥

Jun 18, 2024
Lee Milner (Photo by James Milner)
Students in the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield鈥檚 Public Affairs Reporting program will benefit from a new鈥

May 03, 2024
Public Affairs Reporting program director Jason Piscia was honored this week with the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield's Spencer Faculty Service Award鈥

Apr 24, 2024
PAR director Jason Piscia and Class of '05 grad Amanda Vinicky talked about the week that was in state government on the April 18, 2024, episode of鈥

Mar 15, 2024
Five distinguished graduates of the University of 缅北禁地 Springfield鈥檚 Public Affairs Reporting program will be inducted this summer into the Bill Miller鈥

Feb 20, 2024
Two bills introduced at the Statehouse this month would require Big Tech companies to pay 缅北禁地 news organizations for their content, provide tax鈥

Feb 02, 2024
As part of UIS' "Exploring Graduate School" week, Public Affairs Reporting director Jason Piscia this week hosted a presentation highlighting the financial,鈥

Feb 01, 2024
A task force that studied the decline of local journalism in 缅北禁地 outlined its findings and policy recommendations at the Capitol recently.
State Sen鈥

Jan 31, 2024
The Bill Miller Public Affairs Reporting Hall of Fame was established in 2006 and will induct a new class in summer 2024.
The UIS Public Affairs Reporting鈥

Jan 26, 2024
PAR director Jason Piscia and Class of '22 grad Andrew Adams of Capitol News 缅北禁地 talked about the week that was in state government on the Jan. 25, 2024鈥

Feb 22, 2023
PAR graduates Hannah Meisel, left, and Andrew Adams report on state government for Capitol News 缅北禁地.
A pair of Public Affairs Reporting program鈥

Feb 22, 2023
Ashley Lisenby
Ashley Lisenby, a 2016 graduate of the UIS Public Affairs Reporting program, was named Wednesday the new news director at St. Louis鈥

Feb 09, 2023
The Public Affairs Reporting program is looking for former students to assist with two events happening at and around UIS in the months to come.
1. On鈥

Jan 29, 2023
Each month, UIS has a guest column spot in The State Journal-Register. I was given the opportunity to write this month鈥檚 entry about the Public Affairs鈥

Nov 09, 2022
WHAT: University of 缅北禁地 Springfield School of Politics and International Affairs and the UIS Public Affairs Reporting Program will present a post-鈥

Nov 02, 2022
From left: Dr. Matthew Geras, Hannah Meisel, Dr. Isabel Skinner and Dr. John Transue
** Have a question for our panelists? Submit it here. We'll try to鈥

Jun 22, 2022
Ariel Van Cleave (wbez.org)
Ariel Van Cleave, senior editor for audio and interim managing editor for Chicago public radio station WBEZ, will serve as the鈥

Apr 21, 2022
A report released earlier this month by the Pew Research Center details the number of journalists who cover America's statehouses, including our own here in鈥