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Kim Scipes
Kim Scipes is a Professor Emeritus of Sociology at Purdue University Northwest. He taught on the Westville campus between 2004 and 2022, remains active as a scholar and activist, and is a co-founder of LEPAIO, the Labor Education Project on AFL-CIO International Operations.
Contact Information
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Email
kscipes@pnw.edu
Education
- Ph.D., Sociology, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2003
- M.A., Development Studies, Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands, 1991
- B.S., Criminology, cum laude, Florida State University, 1975
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Outstanding Faculty Engagement Award
Kim Scipes, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, received the award for Outstanding Faculty Engagement at the 2023 PNW Founder’s Day Celebration.
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Dr. Kim Scipes: Building a Network of Compassion in a World Waiting to Be United
The career and achievements of Dr. Kim Scipes were recently highlighted in the Purdue Journal of Service-Learning and International Engagement.
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Lionhearted Leaders: Kim Scipes
Kim Scipes tries to instill civic participation in his students.