Interim President Aondover Tarhule has announced that Dr. Byron Craig, assistant professor in the School of Communication, will serve as interim chief equity and inclusion officer, effective January 1, 2024.
Topic: Diversity
Graduating Redbirds: First-gen student to help future Redbirds as a bilingual admissions counselor
When Gabriela Lozano stepped onto campus as an undeclared major, she was eager to explore an array of opportunities. This December, she’ll earn a bachelor’s degree from Illinois State University and will remain on campus to help future Redbirds.
BCA Homecoming weekend surpasses $30,000 goal
Check out a recap of Homecoming 2023 and how Redbird showed up to support our students.
Drag Royalty presents 2nd annual Holiday Drag Show, December 10
Drag Royalty, a newly founded Registered Student Organization (RSO) at Illinois State University, will host its second annual Family-Friendly Holiday Drag Show at 8 p.m. on Sunday, December 10, 2023, in the Circus Room of the Bone Student Center.
Black Colleagues Association gets to know Trustee Darren Tillis
ISU Trustee Darren Tillis ’94 took time to sit with BCA to share his experiences on the board and time as a student.
Driving change: Inclusive, equitable and just STEM education
The program focuses on undergraduate students who have historically been excluded from STEM areas of study. The desire is to foster institutional change toward inclusive, equitable, and just STEM education. The ISU program will provide support to these students so that they may excel and become leaders in the STEM field, as well as professional development opportunities for STEM faculty and staff.
Strand Diversity Achievement Award 2024 nominations due November 27
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Access is accepting nominations for the 2024 David A. Strand Diversity Achievement Award through Monday, November 27, 2023.
Fall 2023 international seminar series event to wrap up the discussion on colonialism
The upcoming event for the fall 2023 International Seminar Series is now open for registration.
Visionary scholars in Latin American and Latinx studies: Dr. Marta Ascherio
Spotlight on Scholars in the Latin American and Latina/o/x Studies program at Illinois State University. This series celebrates the diverse and remarkable faculty, staff, and students at Illinois State University, highlighting their unique journeys, research, and teaching contributions.
Obsidian joining first-of-its-kind field study on Black Literary Arts Organizations
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora is taking part in a research collaboration with Ithaka S+R and Cave Canem funded by The Wallace Foundation.