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Santa Fe Global Citizen Summit

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Dr. Indira Palacios presented “The Next Generation and Protests in Chile” at the Santa Fe Council on International Relations (CIR) Global Citizen Summit 2021. “Developed entirely by CIR’s current High School Fellows, our second Global Citizen Summit highlights pressing issues around the world for today’s youth – and the centrality of the next generation taking an active role … [Read more...] about Santa Fe Global Citizen Summit

Exercising the Right to Vote

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One of the most important civic duties as Americans is exercising the right to vote.  Exemplifying public affairs in action, Dr. Walker-Pacheco shares her enthusiastic passion for voting to help others find and use their voice through civic engagement and active voting practices.  In 2019 she and a group of students began the campus initiative Paws to the Polls.  Through her … [Read more...] about Exercising the Right to Vote

Kyler Sherman-Wilkins named Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader

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The Institute of Citizens & Scholars is pleased to announce that Missouri State University faculty member Kyler Sherman-Wilkins has been named a 2021 Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader. The MEFL Awards support junior faculty whose research focuses on contemporary American history, politics, culture, and society, and who are committed to the creation of an inclusive campus … [Read more...] about Kyler Sherman-Wilkins named Mellon Emerging Faculty Leader

Patrick Scott on Transformational Leadership

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Dr. Patrick Scott published “Transformational Leadership in the Public Sector” in the Conference Proceedings of the 2021 North American Management Society annual meeting. Scott argues, for all of the attention given to transformational leadership, the public sector context, including the dynamic between political appointees and careerists, external constituencies, and … [Read more...] about Patrick Scott on Transformational Leadership