The College of Education GROWTH (COE GROWTH) initiative started in summer 2020 as a coordinated and sustainable professional development program for all COE faculty and staff.
Promoting growth and change in the COE
Topic: Diversity
Introducing Dr. Dakesa Piña
Dr. Dakesa Piña joined the College of Education (COE) in spring 2021 as the first college-level diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) officer at Illinois State.
Sampeck awarded third Fulbright for ‘Chocolate and Vanilla: Dialogues of Race’
Illinois State University Anthropology Associate Professor Dr. Kathryn Sampeck has received a third prestigious Fulbright award for “Chocolate and Vanilla: Dialogues of Race” at London’s British Library.
WGLT earns 2 national PMJA awards for ‘Living Black’ series, COVID-19 reporting
WGLT, Bloomington-Normal’s NPR member-station, has earned two national awards from the Public Media Journalists Association.
Milner Library announces Agency through Otherness exhibition based on Circus Route Book Collection
Milner Library announces an online exhibition exploring the diverse identities of circus performers.
New LGBTQIA+ resource available at Milner
Milner Library is excited to announce that its newest topical library guide on LGBTQIA+ resources is now available.
In today’s media-driven world, college students are bombarded with stereotypes
In today’s media-driven world, college students are bombarded with stereotypes of the “perfect” body style, and as such it can be difficult to foster a healthy self-image.
Obsidian awarded Amazon Literary Partnership Grant
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora is the recipient of a grant awarded by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund and the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
Dual alum and staff member Mboka Mwilambwe leads as Bloomington’s first Black mayor
Mboka Mwilambwe ’94, M.S. ’96, assistant director at ISU’s Office of Equal Access and Opportunity, aims to bring people together during his mayoral term.
Inevitability and intersectionality
Rachel Sabella ’21 found inspiration through her Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies minor to re-examine one part of her family’s business: filing death certificates with the state.
