Host and creator Dr. Byron Craig discusses his new podcast, Tapis Talk, which explores equity issues.
New podcast explores EDI
Topic: Diversity
Learning and leading: Student Affairs prepared Dr. J. Michael Durnil to become a national advocate
Dr. J. Michael Durnil ’83, M.S. ’84, was surprised by the response to The E.W. Scripps Company announcing he would serve as the executive director of the Scripps National Spelling Bee last spring. He was soon interviewed by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and on National Public Radio.
Rewriting the narrative: Redbirds blazed trail for women before Title IX
Born nearly 30 years before Title IX—legislation passed in 1972 that prohibits sex-based discrimination in federally funded education programs and activities—Dr. Jill Hutchison is among a revolutionary cohort of trailblazing women from Illinois State who dedicated themselves to rewriting the national narrative of women’s athletics.
Chemistry Professor Dr. Shawn Hitchcock shines in national spotlight
Illinois State University Chemistry Professor Dr. Shawn Hitchcock receives national recognition.
Meet the Artists Behind Dear Mr. C
CroKee-Yoon Nahm (Chair, Crossroads Project) interviews two of the artists behind the upcoming staged reading of Dear Mr. C, winner of the 2022 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.
Multicultural Outreach Team’s Student Spotlight: Jason Rudolph
Despite unnormal circumstances due to COVID-19, Jason Rudolph has made the most of his college experience
Inspiring STEM for Chicago high school students aim of $1.3 million NSF grant
The National Science Foundation awarded Illinois State University more than $1.3 million to inspire urban Chicago high school students with an innovative after-school program.
RESCHEDULED: The Clothesline Project from student survivors, April 19
The shirts in the Clothesline Project are designed over the past 25 years by student survivors on the ISU campus.
Jose Antonio Vargas emphasizes importance of changing misleading immigration narratives
Jose Antonio Vargas came to Illinois State’s campus to stress the importance of providing undocumented immigrants the space to change the misleading narratives common in the media.
Bilingual Advocacy Week: Dr. Kim Potowski to explore Spanish in the U.S., April 14
In celebration of Bilingual Advocacy Week, a talk by Dr. Kim Potowski will explore “Spanish in the U.S.: Myths and Realities” at 7 p.m. April 14, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
