President Larry Dietz will host a virtual open house for Illinois State University faculty and staff to celebrate diversity-focused affinity groups and interdisciplinary programs.
Publication: Identity
ReggieCon panels focus on diversity in popular media: September 24, Hispanic Heritage Month
Members of the Illinois State University community can get in touch with their inner “geek” during this year’s inaugural ReggieCon events.
Multicultural Outreach Team’s Student Spotlight: Madonna Coleman
Senior Madonna Coleman is the focus of the Multicultural Outreach Team’s Student Spotlight.
Black Excellence RSO fosters positive community for students
For many new students, finding a group of friends can be one of the most overwhelming parts of arriving on campus. Jaden Echols realized this firsthand, and was one of the catalysts who sparked the formation of the Black Excellence registered student organization (RSO).
Our newest Redbirds: Criminal justice sciences major wants to be part of the solution
Tony Davenport has a unique perspective when he listens to the ongoing conversations asking for change in law enforcement practices. He is a proud young Black man who wants to see solutions to incidents of brutality that have rocked the nation. He also wants to help make those changes from the inside.
Multicultural Outreach Team’s Student Spotlight: Triston Brown
Triston Brown, a second-year graduate student studying cultural anthropology, wears many hats on Illinois State’s campus.
Asynchronous courses opening doors
Asynchronous online courses, or courses that do not require students to log in at a certain time, are sparking ingenuity from faculty and providing flexibility for students.
Ahead of her time: Hazle Buck Ewing and the women’s suffrage movement
The Bloomington-Normal area was home to a champion of efforts to ratify the 19th amendment in Hazle Buck Ewing. Toni Tucker, director of the Ewing Cultural Center, discusses Ewing’s involvement in the Women’s Suffrage Movement.
Doctoral alum’s monument is at the center of the movement for racial equality in NYC
As modern-day foot soldiers march in the biggest city of a nation they believe has not always delivered the same promises to certain groups of people, they often gather at the site created by an Illinois State doctoral alum.
Impact of the Will to Succeed Award on future orchestra teacher
The Will to Succeed Scholarship is helping Vicky Nyder with her hopes to become an orchestra teacher.