Cinnamon Porter was named the recipient of the 2018 Barb Dallinger Alumni Stole Award. The award honors an Illinois State University graduate who advocates and supports the LGBTQ+ community.
Porter honored with alumni award for LGBTQ+ support
Topic: Diversity
University College names Impact Award winners
Congratulations to the winners of the 2018 Impact Award, honored for their significant contributions to students and to first-year retention.
Platt named director of Diversity Advocacy
Illinois State University announced the appointment of Christa Platt as the new director of Diversity Advocacy.
Black Actors League explores diversity, culture through art
The Black Actors League is open to all students who are interested in studying art through an underrepresented lens.
SoC further internationalizes its curriculum
What can be done with a $10,000 grant? For the School of Communication, it can be specifically used for internationalizing its curriculum, and particularly the communication studies major.
Alum’s sculpting success seen on drag queen runway
Sharon ShareAlike ’94, M.S. ’98, is a successful business owner, artist, director, and YouTuber thanks to her inventive sculpting.
Latin American and Latinx Studies Student Spotlight: AJ Kurfman
AJ Kurfman, a senior here at Illinois State, is majoring in Spanish with a Latin American and Latino Studies (LALS) minor. This spring, as he finished up his degree, he is doing an internship with the Immigration Project for credit toward the LALS minor. Despite his busy schedule, he made time to share with LALS
Drip, drip to near-watershed moments: Moving beyond media stereotypes
Rocío Rivadeneyra, a scholar who has studied Latina/os and gender in the media for decades, discusses how roles are starting to delve a little deeper.
ISU Pride looks back on 20 years of the Charity Drag Show
ISU Pride celebrated the 20th anniversary of the Charity Drag Show hosted by Illinois State alum and fan favorite SharonShareAlike. The headline act was Naomi Smalls from season eight of RuPaul’s Drag Race.
Preservice teachers facilitate family math night
On March 22, Professors Rena Shifflet and Alan Bates along with 19 Illinois State University preservice teachers from the class Teach 204 visited Willa Cather Elementary School in the East Garfield Park community of Chicago as part of their course work.
