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Publication: Identity
Obsidian literary journal receives $10,000 grant from National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts announced the journal Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora will receive an Art Works grant of $10,000.
The geography behind civil rights movements, February 26
Professor of Geography Derek Alderman will discuss the geographical work behind civil rights movements for the Distinguished Geographer Lecture.
Race, protest, and educational equality focus of Black History Month speaker, February 28
Illinois State University will celebrate Black History Month with speaker Adrienne Dixson presenting “Are we there yet?: Race, protest and the challenge of multicultural education.”
Houston wins David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award
Doris Houston is the recipient of the 2017-2018 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award.
Black Heritage Ball celebrates with performance, storytelling, February 25
Performances, stories, and a celebration of excellence will highlight the free Black Heritage Ball at 7 p.m. Sunday, February 25, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
The Vagina Monologues performances, February 24-25
Illinois State University’s Feminist Led Activists Movement to Empower (FLAME) will present their annual production of The Vagina Monologues at 7 p.m. February 24-25 at the Normal Theater.
Diversity enriching student government
Last year the Student Government Association (SGA) saw the greatest influx of diverse students in its history. Leaders are looking to continue that wave of change with reforms to voting procedures and upcoming elections.
Illinois State University Speaker Series announced for Spring 2018
The Spring 2018 Illinois State University Speaker Series will feature a Nobel Prize winner, a celebrated chef, a national insurance company CEO, an advocate for the deaf community, and a disrupter in the cause of race and education.
Dallinger honored with Gamsky award
The Neal R. Gamsky Quality of Student Life Award was presented to Barb Dallinger. She will also be honored at the Founders Day Convocation.
