New director of Center for State Policy and Leadership named

UIS has announced the appointment of Dr. Anthony P. Halter as executive director of the Center for State Policy and Leadership, following approval by the U of I Board of Trustees at their May 11 meeting.

Dr. Halter is an award-winning teacher who served on the faculty of the School of Social Work at UIUC for 15 years before retiring in 2002. He has extensive experience in state government and is an expert on state policy in the areas of welfare reform, health, unemployment, child welfare, and homelessness and education. Read more>>