Democracy and Justice Studies UW-Green Bay News Posts

Prof. Kimberley Reilly featured in Green Bay Press Gazette

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Sep 27, 2022

UW-Green Bay professor, Kimberley Reilly was featured in the Green Bay Press Gazette for her collaboration with Deb Anderson, director of archives at the Cofrin Library, to develop the the project “Our Voices: LGBTQ+ Stories of Northeastern Wisconsin.” Reilly teaches a class in which students learn about LGBTQ+ history and conduct interviews to record the…

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UW-Green Bay Prof. Coen interview: Republican governors flying, bussing migrants to Democratic cities | Wisconsin Public Radio

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 22, 2022

UW-Green Bay Associate Professor Alise Coen (Political Science, Public & Environmental Affairs) was interviewed on WPR‘s Central Time about recent policies among Republican governors relocating migrants to Democratic-leaning cities. “An expert on immigration and human rights law joins the show to talk about why some Republican governors are flying and bussing migrants to Democratic cities, questions…

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Prof. Jon Shelton featured in Education Week

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 20, 2022

Prof. Jon Shelton, was interviewed for an Education Week article, commenting on the teacher strikes that are taking place throughout the nation and ‘to understand how the latest strikes fit into this pattern and whether they signal the possibility for more activism to come…’ Read the full article here. Prof. Jon Shelton, is the associate…

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Marianne Williamson headlines UW-Green Bay’s Harvey J. Kaye Speaker Series at The Weidner

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 19, 2022

2020 Presidential Candidate and Best-Selling Author to Speak at The Weidner October 18 Green Bay, Wis. – UW-Green Bay College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences(CAHSS) and The Weidner are pleased to welcome best-selling author and activist Marianne Williamson to UW-Green Bay to speak as part of the Harvey J. Kaye State…

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Scholars’ Circle – Impact of Union Organizations on Labor Rights in USA | The Scholars’ Circle

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Kristin Bouchard

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Sep 13, 2022

In honor of Labor Day weekend, we explore the state of labor in the United States and we take stock in the impact of Union organization in America. We consider some of the high profile labor cases, such as Union organization at Starbucks, Amazon, Apple, and Trader Joe’s. We also examine labor history and look…

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Labor unions are hot, but their moment may not last | Los Angeles Times

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Kristin Bouchard

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Aug 23, 2022

WASHINGTON — American labor leaders see this as a moment for radical change: Workers at Starbucks coffee shops and Amazon warehouses are rising up and demanding representation. Polls show millions more support unions or wish they had the chance to join them. President Biden, with majorities in both chambers of Congress, wants to lead the most pro-union…

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Faculty note: Prof. Jon Shelton quoted in PolitiFact | The Pants on Fire claim that communists have controlled U.S. institutions for decades

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Sue Bodilly

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Jul 1, 2022

During a recent interview with Fox News, Monica Crowley, a conservative commentator and longtime foreign policy specialist, made a bold claim: Overseas communists have controlled key institutions of American life for decades.Crowley, who served as assistant secretary for public affairs at the Treasury Department during the Trump administration, was interviewed on the June 12 edition…

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No, Soviet and Chinese communists have not controlled US institutions for decades – Poynter

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Sue Bodilly

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Jun 22, 2022

During a recent interview with Fox News, Monica Crowley, a conservative commentator and longtime foreign policy specialist, made a bold claim: Overseas communists have controlled key institutions of American life for decades.Crowley, who served as assistant secretary for public affairs at the Treasury Department during the Trump administration, was interviewed on the June 12 edition of the…

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How to watch Miss Wisconsin 2022 crowned in Oshkosh this weekend (Candidates include two alumnae, Hanna Mertens and Jada Davis)

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Sue Bodilly

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Jun 16, 2022

OSHKOSH – Oshkosh will be breaking out the tiaras and sashes as the 2022 Miss Wisconsin and Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen will be crowned this weekend after days of competition starting Wednesday. The Miss Wisconsin Scholarship Organization — a statewide, preliminary competition to the Miss America competition — will take place in Oshkosh for the 60th year.Twenty-two…

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UW’s Free Speech Survey Debacle – WORT 89.9 FM w/Prof. Shelton

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Sue Bodilly

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Apr 18, 2022

A plan to circulate a conservative-backed student survey regarding “free speech” on the University of Wisconsin System’s twenty-six campuses played a key role in Jim Henderson’s unexpected resignation last week as interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. The chancellor’s sudden departure raised questions about the survey, which was originally scheduled to be released last…

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