Arafat Kabir, a 26-year-old who graduated in May with a master’s in political science, writes about his time at Illinois State University.
Far from home: ISU through the eyes of an international student
Publication: Features
Pum-King: Passionate pursuit reaps rewards
To say Mac Condill’s life’s work started with a seed would be trite but true.
History in her hands: Alumna collects, protects national treasures
The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s mission is succinct: Understanding the natural world and our place in it. The complication comes in putting this far from simplistic plan into practice, as Deborah Hull-Walski knows all too well.
Inside look: Meat science lab
A lab in the Ropp Agriculture Building processes meat for the purpose of research and teaching, according to Justin Rickard, assistant professor of animal and meat science.
Power of one: Alumna invests in future generation
Much has changed in education since Donna Bessant received her elementary ed degree from Illinois State Normal University in 1962.
15 years later: FBI agent recalls nation’s greatest test
Most of us can appreciate that there was an America we knew before September 11, 2001, versus the country we know now. Two different places separated by a few short, horrific hours that changed everything.
Trailblazer: Young alum covers campaign for Bloomberg Politics
Bloomberg Politics videographer Griffin Hammond ’07, M.S. ’09, has seen it all.
One child, one home: Alumna works to reform foster care
Not a terribly popular thing to say around a table of foster parents. Meyer’s next sentence was even more powerful: If they were looking for someone to transform the U.S. child welfare system—starting with their Midwestern nonprofit—she could do it. Fifteen years later, Meyer has stayed true to her word as CEO of Anu Family
Passing grade: The secret behind ISU’s graduation rate
August is the month when colleges and universities across the country welcome incoming freshmen to campus.
From protester to college president: Alumnus George Pruitt was campus leader in turbulent times
George Pruitt, a biology major and chemistry minor from Chicago, was at the epicenter of the traumatic events that rocked Illinois State University in the 1960s and early 1970s.
