A Patriarchal Tradition That Just Won’t Budge

About a year before Christine Mallinson gave birth to her first child, she and her husband agreed that all of their children would take her last name. The decision came down to family cohesion: The couple wanted their children—they eventually had two—to share a last name with the only cousin near their kids in age, who was Mallinson’s niece.

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In the News: Prof. Ryan Williams

Prof. Ryan Williams on News Channel 20

Dr. Ryan Williams, Associate Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice, in an News Channel 20 story, “Springfield Police Department faces officer shortage”.

“Williams explained that hiring is competitive for all industries right now, and younger applicants have different job standards from past generations that policing may not meet.”

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UIS Associate Professor Sibel Oktay named a senior fellow at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs

University of Illinois Springfield Associate Professor and chair of the Department of Political Science Sibel Oktay, Ph.D., has been named a nonresident senior fellow of public opinion and foreign policy at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs. She joins the ranks of scholars from prominent universities across the United States.

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