University of Illinois Springfield professor Jason Pierceson recently published an encyclopedia detailing LGBTQ politics. It includes profiles on candidates, officials and activists; a timeline of events; government documents; speeches; and court cases.
Pierceson, a political scientist, is the author or co-author of several books, including “Same-Sex Marriage in the Americas: Policy Innovation for Same-Sex Relationships,” “Courts, Liberalism and Rights: Gay Law and Politics in the United States and Canada,” “Same-Sex Marriage in the United States: The Road to the Supreme Court” and “Sexual Minorities in Politics: An Introduction.
This story and interview aired on NPR on January 23, 2020.
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Monday, December 9, 2019
UIS Professor pens book: 'Fake News Battle' makes case for regulation
Ha, an assistant professor at the Department of Communication at the University of Illinois Springfield, voices his concerns about social media, claiming it has become a conduit for misinformation, and encourages those who are involved in the media to stand up against fake news. "It's regrettable that social media has become the epicenter of fake news," he wrote. "Conspiracy theories are rampant on social media and they are out of control. It seems inevitable that all members of society, including policymakers and journalists, start a debate about how to regulate disinformation and draw up measures to redress the victims."
According to him, content creators are not the only people to be held accountable. "I think social media companies are not directly responsible for fake news," he told The Korea Times in a recent interview. "Broadly speaking, I think there are three groups of people who are responsible for manufacturing and disseminating misinformation ― social media users who created and uploaded misinformation, internet users who selectively choose information they are to consume in favor of their political orientation and some media outlets that are trying to profit from fake news.
This story appeared in The Korea Times on December 6, 2019.
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Survival Training Leads to Book on Arctic Wilderness Exploration
Joe Wilkins once lived a double life. By day, was a quiet professor at the University of Illinois Springfield. But when he was away from teaching, he led another, more dangerous life.
During his days in the Air Force in the 1960s, he was trained in arctic wilderness survival in Alaska.
For decades, he used that training to explore, and now document, the beauty and danger he experienced.
His new book is the culmination of those travels. It’s called “Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration.”
Wilkins, the very “Indiana Jones”-like author, is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
“Gates of the Arctic National Park” documents his explorations in Alaska between 2005 and 2017.
And a side note: All net proceeds from the book’s sale will benefit veterans in need through the Joe Wilkins Veterans Scholarship Fund at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
During his days in the Air Force in the 1960s, he was trained in arctic wilderness survival in Alaska.
For decades, he used that training to explore, and now document, the beauty and danger he experienced.
His new book is the culmination of those travels. It’s called “Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration.”
Wilkins, the very “Indiana Jones”-like author, is a professor emeritus at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
“Gates of the Arctic National Park” documents his explorations in Alaska between 2005 and 2017.
And a side note: All net proceeds from the book’s sale will benefit veterans in need through the Joe Wilkins Veterans Scholarship Fund at the University of Illinois at Springfield.
Monday, January 29, 2018
Former UIS Professor, Author takes nature fans inside Alaska's Gates of the Arctic National Park
Joe Wilkins might be Gates of the Arctic’s biggest fan.
Now retired from the University of Illinois at Springfield, Wilkins’ numerous trips into the park and his love for the region serve as the framework for “Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration,” a 328-page account of the park, its environs and the natural world it encompasses.
At 8.4 million acres, Gates of the Arctic is the northernmost and second largest national park in the United States.
Between 2005 and 2017, Wilkins embarked on more than 50 excursions into the park and along its borders, sometimes alone, sometimes as a backcountry volunteer with the National Park Service.
His book chronicles his admiration for the park, as well as his encounters with wildlife, his observations of the environment and his respect for the land.
“I encourage people, whenever possible, to go out,” Wilkins said by phone from Tucson, Arizona. “I consider this to be the premiere wilderness of North America. It’s rugged, it’s free, it’s wild and remote. Go there or to anywhere in the Brooks Range.”
The book is the end product of his photography, note taking and reflections on the park and its offerings, whether it’s the Alaska Natives who call the park home, the grizzlies and caribou that roam the area or the aurora dancing overhead.
The book captures Wilkins’ ambition to get people to explore their world, something he calls the “wilderness next door.” “Visit the wilderness where you live,” he said. “It’s so important for people to participate and take part in and enjoy the wilderness.”
“Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration,” published by Brown Books Publishing Group, is available at national retailers now.
This article appeared in The Daily News-Miner in Fairbanks, Alaska on January 29, 2018.
Read the entire article online.
Now retired from the University of Illinois at Springfield, Wilkins’ numerous trips into the park and his love for the region serve as the framework for “Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration,” a 328-page account of the park, its environs and the natural world it encompasses.
At 8.4 million acres, Gates of the Arctic is the northernmost and second largest national park in the United States.
Between 2005 and 2017, Wilkins embarked on more than 50 excursions into the park and along its borders, sometimes alone, sometimes as a backcountry volunteer with the National Park Service.
His book chronicles his admiration for the park, as well as his encounters with wildlife, his observations of the environment and his respect for the land.
“I encourage people, whenever possible, to go out,” Wilkins said by phone from Tucson, Arizona. “I consider this to be the premiere wilderness of North America. It’s rugged, it’s free, it’s wild and remote. Go there or to anywhere in the Brooks Range.”
The book is the end product of his photography, note taking and reflections on the park and its offerings, whether it’s the Alaska Natives who call the park home, the grizzlies and caribou that roam the area or the aurora dancing overhead.
The book captures Wilkins’ ambition to get people to explore their world, something he calls the “wilderness next door.” “Visit the wilderness where you live,” he said. “It’s so important for people to participate and take part in and enjoy the wilderness.”
“Gates of the Arctic National Park: Twelve Years of Wilderness Exploration,” published by Brown Books Publishing Group, is available at national retailers now.
This article appeared in The Daily News-Miner in Fairbanks, Alaska on January 29, 2018.
Read the entire article online.
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