Illinois State faculty members and students from across campus attended the March for Science in Normal, which ended on the University’s Quad, and one that attracted more than 40,000 people to downtown Chicago.
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Scientists on the March!
Earth Day 2017 found scientists and their supporters marching and speaking out for facts and evidence-based policy decisions on a global scale, with more than 610 marches worldwide
New faculty profile: Neet Priya Bajwa
Neet Priya Bajwa has joined the Department of Mathematics as an assistant professor of mathematics.
Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies receives $250,000 to help youth in foster care reach college
With grants totaling $250,000 from DCFS and a private donor, Illinois State’s Center for Child Welfare and Adoption Studies is establishing a First Star Academy at the University, which will help prepare high school-aged youth in foster care for college.
Haitian management students visit French class
Four Haitians with professions in the national government visited Laura Edwards’ French 116 (Second Year French, Part II) class to exchange questions and answers about Haiti and Haitian Creole.
Graduate student Joe Rice receives CSI-SoTL Certificate
Joe Rice earned his Certificate of Specialized Instruction in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning this semester.
LAN Students at the 2017 Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
Several Languages, Literatures, and Cultures students took part in the Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium this year, an annual event now in its 17th year.
New faculty profile: Uttam Manna
Uttam Manna has joined the Illinois State faculty as an assistant professor of physics.
Illinois State’s TV-10 goes high definition
Illinois State’s student-run TV station recently made the switch to high-definition technology, better preparing students for careers in the industry by giving them hands-on experience with state-of-the-art equipment.
Professor receives prestigious Mellon Fellowship
Illinois State University’s Professor of History Amy Wood received a prestigious Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship that will support her study of the nation’s evolving attitudes toward criminals.