Illinois State University’s Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program (WGSS) is issuing a call for proposals for the WGSS Annual Student Research Symposium.
Submissions for WGSS Symposium due March 1
Publication: Identity
The Onyx Connect: A positive news resource for students of color
Tiffani Jackson founded The Onyx connect to share positive stories and insights of those who are underrepresented.
University allocates $552,000 from GEER Fund to support students
Supporting technology needs and retention partners are some of the first efforts for Illinois State University’s allocation on the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund (GEER).
The Weight of Whiteness: New book by Dr. Alison Bailey
In her new book, Dr. Alison Bailey explores the ways white supremacy and privilege operate like an anesthesia, desensitizing white people to the inherited damage of whiteness on collective humanity.
Deadline to register for 2021 Online University Research Symposium, March 3
The 2021 Online University Research Symposium is open to all students currently enrolled at the University and engaged in research, scholarship, or creative activity under the direction of a faculty mentor.
Decoding the role of music in intercultural communication
A series of discussions will explore ways in which musicians and music educators can challenge and decenter the white, racial frame of music studies.
Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, Redbird teachers call for culturally responsive education at symposium
Author and scholar Dr. Gholdy Muhammad encouraged more than 200 teachers from Illinois and beyond to look for the genius in their students and to bring joy to their classrooms by transforming their lessons into culturally and historically responsive intellectual pursuits.
Recovery is Spoken Here: Ally Training
Recovery ally training will provide essential information for faculty and staff at Illinois State.
Sustainability and the Soul events explore wellness
“Sustainability and the Soul” will feature vegan cookbook author Afya Ibomu and yoga with alumna Radiance Campbell.
Walk across the stage for Commencement with Redbird Stage Crossing
The University has planned an alternative, in-person celebratory experience for graduates—a Redbird Stage Crossing.
