Heather Dillaway headshot

A message from College of Arts and Sciences Dean Heather Dillaway.

Duriel Harris

Meet Duriel E. Harris, professor and editor, Obsidian Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora.

Eric Schuller

Meet Eric Schuller, computer support specialist in CAS-IT.

wide shot of commencement

2025 was a year to remember, so let’s take a look back at the year that was through our favorite College of Arts and Sciences stories of 2025.

Dr. Mahtob Aqazade holds a die while standing in front of a blackboard

Dr. Mahtob Aqazade is part of a research team using National Science Foundation funding to introduce negative numbers to elementary school students through board games and card games.

Students working in the nymphaeum

An interdisciplinary team, led by Illinois State University faculty members Dr. Lea Cline and Dr. Kathryn Jasper, has been awarded a third year of funding through the Advancing Research and Creative Scholarship (ARCS) program, recognizing their continued excellence in interdisciplinary research.