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Reclaiming the past: Assistant Professor Jason Reblando is reimagining colonial photography to cast a new light on the Philippines’ complicated history.

Volume 11 • Number 1 • Fall 2025

Jason Reblando artist portrait

Fixed focus: Photography professor reclaims Filipino dignity stripped by colonialism

Wonsook Kim School of Art Assistant Professor of Photography Jason Reblando is reimagining colonial photography to cast a new light on the Philippines’ complicated history.

staged mock DCFS training session with 3 individuals

Illinois State’s new simulation lab trains DCFS investigators

Child protection specialists with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) are frontline responders charged with investigating reports of child abuse or neglect. A new DCFS simulation training center operated by Illinois State University is designed to prepare investigators-in-training for their vital role in protecting children and promoting their well-being.

Conceptual image of Milner Library with an open book featuring the Open Access logo.

Milner Library’s open-access agreements level academic publishing field

Open access is a global movement to knock down the paywalls that restrict the sharing and distribution of academic research. Dr. Rachel Scott, professor and librarian at Milner Library, is proud of the work Illinois State University is doing to make research free and accessible.

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Redbird Scholar Q&A: 5 questions for Office of Student Research Director Gina Hunter

In the Redbird Scholar Q&A, Dr. Gina Hunter discussed the Office of Student Research’s accomplishments, the importance of student research, and the future of the office.

Research news

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Guest speaker: ‘How the Real West was Lost: The Frontier Myth and the Erasure of U.S. Western History’

Collage of images from the four films to be shown during Queer Coalition's spring film series, "Fired Up: The American AIDS Crisis on Film."

Get ‘Fired Up!’: New film series from Queer Coalition commemorates AIDS crisis and activism

Image includes four headshots with the first being of a woman with long brown hair wearing glasses and a blue shirt. The second is of a woman with short brown hair wearing a blue shirt and holding a long mobility cane. The third is of a woman with long brown hair wearing glasses and a blue jacket. The fourth is of a man with long dark curly hair and a full beard wearing glasses and a striped shirt.

Education Now Lab receives ARCS Tier II grant to build an inclusive future for teaching and learning

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Illinois State research links left-hemisphere stroke lesions to slower airway protection when swallowing 

Agyei wearing a blue patterned traditional outfit stands in a bright hallway with benches, posters, and a water fountain.

Meet the December 2025 GradBird Scholar: Emmanuel Agyei

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School of Information Technology faculty led only INSuRE Summer Workshop in country in 2025

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Research and Honors, January 2026

Aaron Pitluck smiling in a blue sweater next to Sandeep Jagani smiling in a grey suit.

Pitluck and Jagani named inaugural Adaptive Edge Institute faculty fellows

Dr. Donna Selman

Criminal Justice Sciences chair Dr. Donna Selman honored with Lifetime Achievement Award in Critical Criminology

The stand-in director of the WGSS Program stands behind a podium, wearing a red shirt, as they hand a book to an undergraduate student wearing a hat who is being recognized for the best presentation paper at the annual student research symposium.

Accepting abstracts for the 29th annual WGSS Student Research Symposium

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Fall 2025

Volume 11 • Number 1 • Fall 2025

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