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Students and faculty in our International Business (IB) Program continue to demonstrate that world-class opportunities are available to those willing to reach for them. Earlier this year lead authors, Iris Varner and Peter Kaufman, secured a 2-year $165,000 (total) federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support international business education opportunities. A select

Bloomington native Michael Schaefer ’07 is the recipient of a Fulbright Grant to conduct archaeological research in Brazil next year.  Schaefer, an anthropology major, worked with Illinois State University faculty, Gina Bessa and James Skibo, both previous recipients of Fulbright Grants to Brazil, and Professor Adriana Dias of the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do

Illinois State University’s College of Arts and Sciences recently inducted nine new members into their Hall of Fame. Inductees are chosen based on outstanding performance in their profession; demonstrated leadership in their profession or community; favorable statewide, national or international recognition; and/or proof that their work has proven beneficial to a pronounced segment of society.

Why is race still such a powerful subject in America?  How have librarians been portrayed, both positively and negatively, in Hollywood films?  How can sensitive subjects such as sex, teen pregnancy and abortion be interpreted for young readers?  Those issues will be examined during presentations and a film screening sponsored by Illinois State’s Milner Library during

Denny and Margaret Watson may not have graduated from Illinois State University, but they certainly have earned the title of friends.  A member of the Friends of Milner Library Board and the Senior Professionals group that serves as a resource for the University, Denny Watson donated an impressive private collection of circus memorabilia to Milner

The Walker and Dunn-Barton Decommissioning Ceremony on Friday, April 18, at 2 p.m. will bring an end to some of the oldest residence halls on the Illinois State University campus. Join President Al Bowman, fellow alumni, faculty, staff, retirees and students in the mini quad between Walker and Dunn-Barton to say goodbye and to reminisce

Just eight years after receiving her communication degree from Illinois State University, Kelly Rice ’00 is the proud recipient of an Emmy for her undercover investigation of Charlotte, N.C. restaurants serving banned seafood. The story, “Something’s Fishy,” first aired in May 2007 on WCNC, a Charlotte television station. Rice, an investigative reporter for the NBC

Ken and Jim Leonard are both actuaries who likely have broken career and family statistical rules.  How many brothers choose the same career path, choose to live together as roommates in college and, some fifteen years later, choose to study together to earn their Fellowships in the Casualty Actuary Society (CAS)?  The Leonards surely are

(March 28, 2008) In 2007 a generous gift from Keith Jepsen and Kathleen Dore enabled the College of Education to deepen and expand undergraduate teacher education candidates’ international experiences in urban settings. Through the gift, experiences in Mexico and England have been made available. Mexico/Little Village (Chicago) Pilot Project: Summer 2007 The purpose of the project is