Democracy and Justice Studies UW-Green Bay News Posts

Faculty note: Associate Prof. Reilly publishes book on the 1920s United States

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Aug 5, 2020

UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Kimberley Reilly (DJS, History, Women’s and Gender Studies) has published a book, The Politics of Prosperity: Mass Consumer Culture in the 1920s, with Oxford University Press. The book is part of the “Debating American History” series, edited by David J. Voelker (UW-Green Bay) and Joel M. Sipress (UW-Superior), which allows students…

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Prof. Shelton provides input on current teachers unions | The 74

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jul 29, 2020

When Chicago educators hit the pavement last month with picket signs demanding police-free campuses, they challenged a security strategy that teachers unions have long embraced — and one that continues to divide school staff nationwide. “It’s not a coincidence” that teachers unions are calling for police-free schools in cities like Denver and Los Angeles, where…

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Prof. Shelton discusses teacher strikes in light of COVID-19 | Education Week

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jul 22, 2020

As the start of the school year approaches—and the pandemic rages on—many teachers are reaching a breaking point. They’re scared to go back inside school buildings. They’re frustrated with state guidance, which they feel leaves more questions than answers. And they feel like their voices are not being heard in the push to reopen schools.Over…

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Associate Prof. Jon Shelton weighs in on Tommy Thompson beginning term as UW System president | BusinessNorth

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jul 3, 2020

Associate Prof. Jon Shelton (Democracy and Justice Studies) and vice president for higher education with the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin labor union gave input on Tommy Thompson’s start as the UW Systems Interim President. He said while he doesn’t agree with some of the policy platforms Thompson championed during his four terms as governor from…

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Prof. Jon Shelton gives input on interim UW System President Tommy Thompson| hngnews.com

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Jun 30, 2020

Lawmakers, regents, chancellors, staff and faculty all largely praised former Gov. Tommy Thompson’s appointment to serve as interim UW System President. University insiders say the unanimous Board of Regents pick of June 19 means there will be a passionate advocate for the system through tumultuous budget constraints brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. “It’s a…

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Prof. Shelton provides commentary for local Black Lives Matter march

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Jun 23, 2020

UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Jon Shelton (Democracy and Justice Studies) was quoted several times in the Green Bay Press-Gazette story about Black Lives Matter march a week ago. The context for his connection was an article he and several students co-wrote for Voyageur magazine about the history of open housing in Green Bay.

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UW-Green Bay Prof. Shelton gives input on UW System board naming Tommy Thompson interim president | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jun 23, 2020

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents appointed former Gov. Tommy Thompson as the interim system president, following the collapse of a months-long search for a new leader of one of the country’s largest public university systems. Jon Shelton, an associate professor at UW-Green Bay and vice president for higher education at the American Federation of Teachers-Wisconsin,…

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Faculty note: New publication from Profs. Levintova and Coury

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jun 23, 2020

Prof. Katia Levintova (Democracy and Justice Studies and Global Studies) and Prof. David Coury (Humanities and Global Studies) have published the jointly authored article “Poland, Germany and the EU: Reimagining Central Europe” in the journal Europe-Asia Studies. The article was based on a collaborative research projecting examing the use of the terms “Central” or “Middle”…

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UW-Green Bay students play key role in calling for change

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Emily Gerlikovski

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Jun 17, 2020

UW-Green Bay students have been playing key roles in many protests across the city of Green Bay, calling for change amid the Black Lives Matter movement. Zoe Betancourt (Democracy and Justice Studies), Hannah Beauchamp-Pope, Sierra Slaughter and Jordyn Cook (Human Biology) are inspiring examples of UW-Green Bay students dedicated to bettering their community. See this…

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Prof. Harvey Kaye featured in FDR article | Moyers & Company

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Emily Gerlikovski

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May 26, 2020

Prof. Harvey J. Kaye (Democracy and Justice Studies), author of The Fight for the Four Freedoms: What Made FDR and the Greatest Generation Truly Great, talked with Bill Moyer about how FDR’s speech was a rallying cry to build the kind of progressive society that Roosevelt hoped for but did not live to see at…

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