A person with long dark hair in braids, wearing a patterned coat, gazes seriously into the camera against a soft blue background. They are holding one of the braids with their hand. The lighting adds a subtle warmth to their face.

Introducing this year's Latino and Sustainability Cultural Dinner speaker

Musician and activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez will be on campus for the dinner October 22

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New RSO Latinas in STEM provides students ‘the community that they’ve been looking for’

Latinas in STEM is a new registered student organization at Illinois State University that provides educational and social opportunities for Latina women majoring in science, technology, engineering, or math (STEM)-related programs, while also helping them connect through Latinx culture.

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Slice of college: How pizza shaped the Redbird experience

Pizza has shaped the Illinois State experience for generations of Redbirds.

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Get ready for Homecoming 2024: Relive the Moments

Join us for Illinois State Homecoming 2024: Relive the Moments, a full week of Redbird pride, fun, and memory-making.

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Professor interprets artifacts for Stowaway with the Ewings: Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Their World Tour 

While sitting in an office in Ewing Manor reading a century-old personal journal, Dr. Miranda Lin sometimes laughed out loud. At other times she was surprised to read about a place in China or Thailand she’d been to. Born in Taiwan and fluent in Mandarin, the School of Teaching and Learning professor was tapped to interpret some of the writings and artifacts from Davis and Hazle Buck Ewing’s 1924 trip around the world.

ISU cheerleaders performing on the Quad.

Illinois State sees total enrollment climb with largest entering class in the University’s history

Illinois State University welcomed 4,285 First Time in College (FTIC) students for the 2024-2025 academic year, its largest incoming class in the University’s history, up 3 percent from last year. The new class of students is also the most diverse in school history. Total enrollment is 21,546, marking a 2.7 percent increase over the previous year.

Students on the Quad with the Bone Student Center in the background fall 2023

Submit your feedback for Illinois State’s reaccreditation by September 27, 2024

As part of Illinois State’s reaccreditation process, community members are invited to submit feedback to the Higher Learning Commission by September 27, 2024.

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Freshmen enrollment reaches all-time high at Illinois State University

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Illinois State sets record in freshman enrollment, honors program ranks

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ISU president says it’s time for ‘proactive steps’ to ensure financial stability

Athletics

Illinois State Men's Tennis Returns Home for Seventh Annual Redbird Invitational
Redbirds Head South for Owls Paradise Classic
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Publications

woman standing at the front door of her business holding up a sign that reads "If we are not here, we are serving the community."

Homelessness to hope: Social work alum forms nonprofit to lift people out of poverty

Inspired by her own experience, a School of Social Work alum formed a nonprofit to help lift people out of poverty.

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Crab Lab takes ISU to forefront of climate research with international study

Dr. Wolfgang Stein’s Crab Lab is taking Illinois State to the forefront of climate change research with international study.

Dr. Joan Brehm, chair and professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology and Ian Bruckner, project manager and portfolio coordinator of digital transformation and process improvement in the Office of Technology Solutions.

Redbirds to the rescue

ISU leave policies help Redbirds live civic engagement values.

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Two students and a parent at a football game.

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
A student and her parents at a football game

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
Two football players touch the battle bird at Hancock Stadium

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
Reggie Redbird and the marching band at a football game

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
Two students at a football game

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
A student cheers at a football game

Family Weekend fun

Redbird families converged on campus September 13-15 to celebrate Family Weekend. Many of them cheered on the Redbird football team, which beat Western Illinois, 51-34.
Shaylee Adkins holds two pieces of art she created with a tree in the background.

Awestruck: Horticulture Center’s artists-in-residence inspired by ‘the wonder of nature’

It’s nearly impossible to miss the natural beauty of Illinois State University’s campus, whether you’re in the Fell Arboretum or at the Horticulture Center.
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Behind the numbers: Jeff Mavros breaks down historic incoming class on Redbird Buzz

Jeff Mavros, M.S. ’06, executive director of Admissions and recruitment marketing, discusses Illinois State’s historic incoming class, which is the University’s largest in school history.
The Big Red Marching Machine performs on the field at Hancock Stadium.

This month in Illinois State University history: September

From the hiring of Illinois State’s first physician, Dr. Florence Ames, to the first football game at Hancock Stadium, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
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Running back, a 4.0 student, brings determination, humility to every play

Thrust into the starting running back position after preseason All-American Mason King suffered a season-ending injury, Illinois State’s Wenkers Wright is ready to run.
Undergraduate students Ryan Bredesen (left) and Alex Clark (right) researched cybersecurity this summer with faculty mentor Dr. Stephen Mujeye Sr. through the Office of Student Research's FIREbird program.

Undergrads research cybersecurity, sport horses through ISU’s FIREbird program

Alex Clark was one of 10 students who spent part of the summer learning new skills through hands-on research projects as part of the Office of Student Research’s FIREbird summer grant program.