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Students travel across Alabama to retrace the steps of civil rights leaders
An interdisciplinary group of USF students travelled across portions of the “Civil Rights Trail” in Alabama to gain more insight on the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s.
June 24, 2024Department News
SIGS Professor Dr. Edwin Benton quoted in Tampa Bay Times
SIGS faculty member Dr. Edwin Benton talked to the Tampa Bay times about school tax referendums.
May 23, 2024Department News
Political Science Major Laura Shaw Takes Road to the White House
SIGS student Laura Shaw took Road to the White House in Spring 2024 with Dr. Judithanne Scourfield McLauchlan.
April 30, 2024Department News
SIGS Student Interns with Florida House Democratic Leader
Annabelle Folsom, SIGS student, works as an intern for Florida House Democratic Leader Rep. Fentrice Driskell.
March 27, 2024Department News
5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved
SIGS Professor, Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, discusses 5 reasons why Russia might invade Ukraine in her article titled “5 things to know about why Russia might invade Ukraine – and why the US is involved,” in The Conversation. Russia has amassed troops along its border with Ukraine. Prior to this, Russia started moving troops into Belarus, a country bordering Russia and Ukraine.
February 12, 2022Department News
Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper
SIGS professor Dr. Jody McBrien has published her first working paper titled, Social and emotional learning (SEL) of newcomer and refugee students, at the OECD iLibrary.
January 31, 2022Department News
Trouble on the Belarus-Poland border: What you need to know about the migrant crisis manufactured by Belarus’ leader
Currently, Middle Eastern migrants are traveling through Belarus to Poland in an effort to reach the European Union. However, they are experiencing resistance at the Poland border where Polish border guards refuse to allow them entry into Poland. Instead, migrants are being deterred with water hoses and forced to camp at the border in freezing conditions. You can read more about the situation in Dr. Kulakevich’s article, linked above.
November 18, 2021Department News
Belarus, explained: How Europe's last dictator could fall
Belarus’s President Alexander Lukashenko has a reputation as a master tactician. Now his luck may be changing after 26 years in power due to the unprecedented political crisis after the Aug 9th presidential election. Dr. Kulakevich explains how Europe’s last dictator could fall.
August 20, 2020Department News
Belarus's president looks for his sixth election victory on Saturday. He has a well-used playbook to win.
The Belarusian authorities have responded with a brutal crackdown on protests challenging President Lukashenka's claim to a landslide victory in Sunday's elections. What does this tell us about the survival of autocratic regimes? SIGS Professor Dr. Kulakevich provides answers.
August 8, 2020Department News
The Belarus government is largely ignoring the pandemic. Here's why.
Despite nearly 5000 confirmed cases and 40 deaths, Belarus remains the only country in Europe denying the coronavirus danger. Why does the government hold fast to this denial of the coronavirus threat? SIGS Professor, Dr. Kulakevich provides answers.
April 21, 2020Department News
Pompeo to Visit Minsk: Why Is the US Defrosting Ties With Belarus?
SIGS Professor, Dr. Tatsiana Kulakevich, wrote an article titled “Pompeo to Visit Minsk: Why Is the US Defrosting Ties With Belarus?” where she discusses the significance of Mike Pompeo's visit to Belarus.
January 31, 2020Department News