The Politics Classroom

In the Classroom: Dr. Emily Vasquez (Sociology), Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate, UIC

Topics: Sociological aspects of genomic sequencing; public health philanthropy; sci fi medicine; government funding of for-profit research

Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition Music: Blue Hour by The Stolen Orchestra

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In the Classroom: Prof. Heather Elko McKibben (Political Science), UC Davis

Topics: Challenges of academia; pandemic fatigue; Professor Floros' existential crisis; whether tenure is worth it

Intro & Outro music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition music: Horcrux by Tiger Gang

In the Classroom: Dr. Lawrence Brown (Public Administration), UIC Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate

Topics: Affirmative action; federal hiring policy; court challenges to race conscious university admissions; US' inability to confront the past

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Transition Music: Ka Maluhia A Me Ka Hauʻoli by Cast of Characters

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In the Classroom: Dr. Ivón Padilla-Rodríguez (History), UIC Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate

Topics: Migrant youth detention; racialized immigration policy; geopolitical considerations for classifying migrants; from homelessness to the Ivy League

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Transition Music: Vamos by Matt Wigton

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In the Classroom: Dr. Danielle Beaujon, Bridge to Faculty Postdoctoral Research Associate, Dept. of Criminology, Law, and Justice, UIC

Topics: Policing in colonial France and the US; Charles de Gaulle; Algerian independence; Liberty, Equality, Fraternity

Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition Music: Il Primo Ballo by Reves Francais

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In the Classroom: Dr. Amalia Pallares, Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Engagement at UIC

Topics: academia v. activism; MSIs; community engagement; the other CATE; Bridge to Faculty

Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition Music: Island Spring by Bright Seed

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In the Classroom: Professor Mirya Holman (Political Science, Tulane University)

Topics: #FeministMafia, #MHAWS, differences in political ambition between girls and boys...and what to do about it

Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition Music: Wire by Jessie Villa

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In the Classroom: Dr. Jacki Thompson Rand (Univ. of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)

Topics: settler colonialism; land grant institutions; land acknowledgement statements, problematic mascots

Intro & Outro Music: Three Goddesses by Third Age

Transition Music: Pacesetter by Phantoms

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