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From the Dean: Protection and Management of Digital Information

Iowa State University is developing a suite of data classification and information security policies which are currently posted in draft form at the Policy Library website. It is the College’s priority to implement and monitor these policies and practices. Effective immediately, Beate Schmittmann, dean, will institute the steps outlined in this letter to prevent further incidents and to ensure that LAS is the campus leader in data management and information security.

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The awards rolled in for history major and all-American Melvin Ejim

There’s a reason why history major and all-America basketball player Melvin Ejim’s image adorns Catt Hall. Sure, the long, cold winter didn’t encourage us to replace his photo and Amy Andreotti’s with a new set of exemplary Liberal Arts and Sciences people (banners can crack rather than bend in freezing temps, and fingers do get … Continue reading The awards rolled in for history major and all-American Melvin Ejim

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Three LAS faculty with political science appointments earn prestigious research awards

Amy Erica Smith, an assistant professor of political science, has earned a Fulbright Award to conduct research in Brazil, and James McCormick, professor and chair of political science, has earned a Fulbright to do research and to lecture in Australia. In addition, Nell Gabiam, an assistant professor of anthropology and political science, has earned a Career Enhancement Fellowship from the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation to continue her scholarly examination of Syria’s Palestinian refugee camps.