With grants totaling $250,000 from DCFS and a private donor, Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies is establishing a First Star Academy at the University, which will help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college.
Publication: Identity
Diversity Advocacy Lunch ‘n Learn discussing poverty, April 26
The next Lunch ‘n Learn from Diversity Advocacy will be held from noon-1:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 26, at the Escalante Room in Hewitt Hall.
Reinvent Your Course for Diversity workshop, July 11-August 3
The Center for Teaching, Learning, and Technology (CTLT) is offering a series of workshops titled Reinvent Your Course for Diversity this summer as part of the Summer Institute.
Climate Task Force speaks with faculty of color on challenges
Finding ways to support faculty members of color is key to retention and recruitment, noted a panel of faculty who addressed the Campus Climate Task Force.
Exhibit raising awareness of sexual and intimate partner violence
Students in Department of Criminal Justice Sciences Professor Shelly Clevenger’s class on victimology were asked to create a piece of art relating to this issue using a child’s toy.
New course to explore Chicana feminism
A new course at Illinois State University will explore the experiences of Chicanas living and speaking in complex social realities.
Zamudio and the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education
ILACHE is a statewide organization dedicated to the development of educational programs, fostering leadership, and promoting Latino higher education advocacy.
Asian Heritage Week, April 10-15
Asia Connect will celebrate the first annual Asian Heritage Week running from April 10-April 15.
Women’s and Gender Studies student research symposium, April 14
The Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium will be held on April 14 and will feature Mariana Ortega as the keynote speaker.
Moving past bias with officers and the community
Finding opportunities for positive interactions is key to the relationship, said University Chief of Police Aaron Woodruff.