Extension to host webinar on election's impact on rural America
On Tuesday, Nov. 3, the country will vote in the presidential and congressional elections.
The University of Illinois Extension, along with Rural Partners, will discuss how the results impact rural communities in Illinois and the country in a free online webinar on Tuesday, Nov. 10.
The program, "2020 Presidential, Congressional Elections: Rural America's Impact and Stake," will begin at 9 a.m.
John S. Jackson, visiting professor from Southern Illinois University's Paul Simon Public Policy Institute, will lead the discussion just one week following the Nov. 3 election.
The former SIUC chancellor is a frequent contributor to local, state, and national media coverage of government and politics, and edit the Simon Review series.
Jackson has had a four-decade career as a teacher, researcher, and administrator at the Carbondale university. Jackson became the university's 17th chancellor on June 5, 1999. A political scientist by training, he enjoyed these various connections to faculty, staff, and students. He served as vice chancellor for academic affairs and provost from 1996 to 1999.
He previously served as dean of the SIUC College of Liberal Arts, one of the university's largest and most academically diverse colleges. He served 11 years. He became vice chancellor in 1996 after serving variously as associate dean of liberal arts, associate dean, and acting dean of the Graduate School from 1980 to 1983.
He played a pivotal role in winning grants to train international students in government, politics, and law. In recent years, he has showcased the campus, the state of Illinois, and the nation to international students and professionals who have come to the United States as part of a summer institute on American government and politics for international scholars.
Jackson, a native of Waldo, Ark., came to SIUC in September 1969 as an instructor in the government department, now SIUC's Department of Political Science. He was promoted to assistant professor in 1970, associate professor in 1973, and professor in 1978.
He is well known across southern Illinois for his on-camera political commentary and his expertise in U.S. presidential elections.
Jackson joined the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute in 2002 as a visiting professor. Jackson directs the Institute's internship programs and edits the Simon Review series, to which he is a frequent contributor.
To register for the free webinar, visit extension.illinois.edu/events/. For reasonable accommodation, please contact Nancy Ouedraogo at esarey@illinois.edu.