Black Colleagues Association Homecoming 2022 weekend

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BCA is ready to celebrate with a fun-filled weekend of in-person and virtual Homecoming events.

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Redbird alumna’s memories are ‘golden’

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The lessons Sharon Ponder-Ballard ’86 learned as a political science major helped to mold her into a powerful educator who would go on to win the prestigious 2022 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching.

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BCA summer recap: Back to normal and moving forward

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Much was celebrated at the BCA weekend in Chicago when Redbirds gathered for a reception and a cookout.

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Bloomington-Normal NAACP Youth Council produces documentary on Drs. Jeanne and Charles Morris

NAACP Youth Council president Bradley Ross Jackson interviews Dr. Charles Morris and Dr. Jeanne Morris.

Dr. Jeanne Morris and Dr. Charles Morris, two longtime Black faculty members and stalwarts of the Illinois State University community, are the focus of a documentary produced by the Bloomington-Normal NAACP Youth Council for the group’s first anniversary.

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