Amy Wood’s new book, Crime and Punishment in the Jim Crow South, looks at the role criminal justice played as a tool of racial oppression in the southern United States.
New book looks at southern prisons and the legacy of Jim Crow
Topic: Diversity
Team up for a teaching makeover during the 2019 Summer Institute
Whether your course needs a little touch-up or a full makeover, CTLT is offering a variety of cohort-based professional development opportunities this summer.
Alum’s action plan
Andrew Purnell is known as the man who can solve all kinds of problems—from his major in mathematics to addressing local discrimination as an undergraduate, followed by establishing as an alumnus a group that has empowered Illinois State black students for 35 years.
Study of cultural and linguistic diversity in Communication Sciences and Disorders at Illinois State
The Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Independent Study group educated the CSD department about the importance of CLD during the spring 2019 semester.
The Man Behind the Comics: Christopher Priest, April 17
Christopher Priest, the first African American editor and writer of comic books, will be coming to Illinois State University from 3-5 p.m. on Wednesday, April 17, in Stevenson Hall, room 101.
More bathrooms designated all-gender
More restrooms at Illinois State University have been designated as all-gender. An updated map is available on the website for the Office of Equal Opportunity and Access (OEOA).
Help re-ignite the Association of Black Academic Employees, April 25
It’s time to re-ignite the Association of Black Academic Employees (ABAE). ABAE will be holding a Fellowship Reception on April 25, in the Eleanor Kong Room in the Vrooman Center.
African Drumming and Dance Ensemble in concert, April 19
Illinois State University’s African Drumming and Dance Ensemble will showcase music from Ghana at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Kemp Recital Hall. The performance is free and open to the public.
Autism advocate Temple Grandin speaks about need for diverse minds
Temple Grandin is often called the most successful adult with autism in the world. On Wednesday night, April 10, Grandin told a standing-room-only crowd in the Brown Ballroom the key to her success: Not letting her disability define her.
SERC looks to bring visibility to rape culture, create spaces for survivors
For more than a year, the dedicated group Students Ending Rape Culture (SERC) at Illinois State University has worked to let survivors know they are not alone.
