Student leaders and elected officials will join together in a virtual panel on Thursday, October 8, to share personal experiences and discuss the importance of elevating the voices of people of color within the community.
Publication: Identity
Noted scholar to give virtual talk on racism in search engines
Best-selling author and associate professor Dr. Safiya Noble will give a virtual talk titled Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines Reinforce Racism at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, October 21, over Zoom. Noble’s talk will be a part of Open Access Week 2020 activities held by Milner Library.
Latinx Heritage Month: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, letter to abuelita
Latin American and Latino/a Studies program celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Visiting Artist Dr. Alberto Ledesma’s series on the predicaments of undocumented Latino workers.
Dr. Souffrant to lead Conversando Entre Nosotros Lecture
Kantara Souffrant will present “Teaching Diaspora in Museums: A Haitian Art Case Study” to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month.
Tamika Mallory to headline CRCC 2020: Equity with a Mirror
Nationally recognized activist and staunch advocate for Breonna Taylor, Tamika Mallory, will be the keynote speaker for the Fall 2020 Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference.
A message on the Breonna Taylor ruling
Dr. Doris Houston addresses the campus community in response to the relentless acts of violence against Black women and men.
ABAE meeting, September 24
The Association of Black Academic Employees (ABAE) is looking forward to welcoming new and returning Black faculty and staff to their first general assembly meeting scheduled virtually Thursday, September 24.
Kits for First-Gen Redbirds help students feel at home at Illinois State
The First Gen Redbirds and MECCPAC joined together to provide supplies for students on campus during these uncertain times.
CRCC 2020 going online
The Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) Conference will have a new look for 2020, and a refocus on its original purpose—confronting anti-Blackness.
Latinx Heritage Month at Illinois State: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer
Artist and writer Dr. Alberto Ledesma of the University of California, Berkeley, is a virtual visiting artist to open this year’s Latin Heritage Month.