The Civic Engagement Cohort provides an opportunity for teacher candidates to see that teaching is not a siloed profession.
Community in the classroom and beyond
Topic: Diversity
Help wanted: Dr. Tina Williams’ research seeks to change perception of underemployment
Dr. Tina Williams, interim chair and associate professor of the Department of Management and Quantitative Methods, specializes in studying this phenomenon, referred to as underemployment.
Centering Blackness in Latinx: The Fallacy of a Raceless Latinidad, September 23
The talk by Dr. Maritza Quiñones-Rivera will be September 23 as part of Latinx Heritage Month.
From Alpha to Omega and back to Delta, ISU celebrates 50 Years of Greeks on campus
This year three organizations—Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority—celebrate 50 years of scholarship, service, and academic excellence at Illinois State University.
Redbirds among first to receive cannabis cultivation license in Illinois
Two African American Redbirds ventured into the new world of cannabis cultivation.
ReggieCon virtual panels announced for 2021-2022
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, ReggieCon will present a panel on September 23, focusing on the Latinx children’s adventure graphic novel Under the Cottonwood Tree.
Artist Fidencio Fifield-Perez to open Latinx Heritage Month, September 15
Fidencio Fifield-Perez will present the talk “Legalities of Being.” His current work examines borders, edges, and the people who must traverse them.
FirstWord: Summer 2021
Just over four decades ago this fall, I began my undergraduate degree at the University of Akron.
Breaking Bread: America Meets East Asia, Mayonnaise in the Sushi, October 12
Breaking Bread in McLean County is a 10-part program series exploring stories of migration, immigration, adaptation, assimilation, appropriation, preservation, contribution, and sustentation in McLean County.
Submit your idea for the 2022 Teaching & Learning Symposium
Propose a session or poster by Sunday, Oct. 3, and help to shape the largest conversation about teaching and student learning at Illinois State University.
