Transforming information into knowledge that advances human flourishing.
Champaign, Illinois
Joined January 2013
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At the Cline Center, we develop innovative tools and datasets to advance research on global events. Two key initiatives—the Global News Index (GNI) and Archer- offer powerful ways to explore worldwide news coverage.
Learn more about the data:
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We work on police use of force, coups, ethnic conflict, and terrorism coverage. Topics where everyone has a position. Ours is that documenting it well, without trying to win the argument, is the job. What happens next belongs to communities and decision-makers.
Happy Homecoming, Illini! 🧡💙
We at the Cline Center are proud to be part of the University of Illinois community.
Whether you’re back on campus or celebrating from afar, we hope you have a great Homecoming weekend.
#ILLINOIS #Illini #Homecoming
Human flourishing starts with informed decisions. The Cline Center's mission is to advance this by turning complex data into actionable insights. Learn how our interdisciplinary teams are creating impactful knowledge for a better world.
The Cline Center is home to the world’s largest global registry of failed and successful coups. To learn more about our Coup d’Ètat Project, click here: buff.ly/7Rl8zGj
A look back at the 2025 Richard G. & Carole J. Cline Symposium, Accountable Policing after the SAFE-T Act.
The event brought together experts to explore the SAFE-T Act’s impact on policing, implementation challenges and accountability in Illinois
We could not accomplish the work we do without our team. Read more about the people involved here: buff.ly/YafxX5W
We’re proud to spotlight recent graduate and former Cline Center undergraduate researcher Norah Fadell.
In this video, Norah reflects on her work with the Global Diversity Project, SPOTLITE, and the Coup d’État Project, and the skills she gained along the way.
How researchers classify race can change what we learn about police use of force.
Cline Center Assistant Directors Jay Jennings and Ajay Singh, with Illinois professor Jennifer K. Robbennolt, compare human and AI-based methods and propose a more reliable approach.
Read more: buff.ly/B74GsLp
Wishing our Illinois community a restful Labor Day weekend! The Cline Center is grateful for the people whose work strengthens our campus, our communities, and the research we do every day!
Coups and attempted coups by decade, 1945 to the present, from the Coup d'État Project. Free to download: buff.ly/zJhJEP4
The first week is in the books, Illini. 🔶🔷
A new semester means new questions to ask, ideas to explore, and discoveries to make.
From all of us at the Cline Center, good luck with the semester ahead!
#ILL
We’re excited to welcome Elisha Cohen and Don Casler as the Cline Center’s 2026–27 Linowes Faculty Fellows!
Their research examines how police oversight improves accountability and why leaders respond differently to political violence.
Read more:
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Which U.S. counties experience more law enforcement uses of lethal force than predicted, and which experience fewer?
The new SPOTLITE Anomaly Detector Dashboard uses 28,000+ incidents from 2014-2023 to identify county-level anomalies nationwide.
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The Illinois Accountability Commission’s final report incorporates data and analysis from the Cline Center’s Firewatch project documenting societal instability events involving federal actors during Operation Midway Blitz.
Our full report and methodology: buff.ly/HgTbiVs
You can find the final report of the Illinois Accountability Commission here: ilac.illinois.gov/2026-04-ia…
We are excited to see that a story was written about our new Coup D’Etat Dashboard! It features some of our employees who helped create the dashboard: Scott, Joseph, Loretta, and Emmy, who worked on this as their grad student project. Read the story here: buff.ly/x1i6XL1
We had a great turnout for this year’s Linowes Lecture!
Yesterday, we welcomed Dr. Kate Starbird (UW), who delivered an insightful talk on how misinformation spreads through online communities—and why it matters most during crises.
Thank you to all who joined us!
