An overview of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology’s research series talks delivered during 2023-24.
SOA Research Series 2023-24
Unit: College of Arts and Sciences
Jayden Wilburn-Johnson named a 2024-2025 Robert G. Bone Scholar
Sociology and Anthropology department chair celebrates sociology major and Bone Scholar nominee Jayden Wilburn-Johnson and his achievements
Archaeology Field School, May-June 2024
Five Illinois State students spent the summer uncovering the remains of a 700-year-old Native American village and receiving hands-on training in archaeology.
Faculty monograph selected for open access initiative
Dr. Christopher Breu, professor of English, is distinguished by having their forthcoming monograph, In Defense of Sex: Nonbinary Embodiment and Desire, selected for inclusion in the Knowledge Unlatched 2025 program.
Fall 2024 Sociology graduate program news and updates
The master’s degree in sociology shares its latest news and updates.
Feedback sought on Bloomington-Normal Innovation Hub
Illinois State University has been an active member of the Illinois Innovation Network (IIN) since 2019.
An invitation to the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium
All members of the College of Arts and Sciences are invited to attend the inaugural Dean’s Research Challenge Symposium on Friday, October 11, 401 Stevenson Hall. The keynote address, “Advancing Environmental Justice Research through Community Partners,” will be delivered at 11:30 a.m. by Dr. Mariela Fernandez, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
CAS welcomes new director of student success, retention, and recruitment
The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes Katie Raisner, its first full-time director of student success, retention, and recruitment.
Talk on conspiracy theories and the 2024 election, October 9
The second talk in the Democracy in Focus: the 2024 Election speaker series will be held Wednesday, October 9, at 3:30 p.m. in 151 Center for the Visual Arts. Dr. Adam Enders, associate professor of political science at the University of Louisville, will present a talk titled: “Down the Rabbit Hole?: The Political Psychology of Conspiracy Beliefs.” The talk is free and open to the public.
From scholarship to community: How the Skibo Scholars Fund is transforming lives
The Sociology and Anthropology Department (SOA) at Illinois State University launched a fundraising campaign in August 2023 with one goal: honoring the legacy of Dr. Jim Skibo by awarding scholarships to first-generation and/or underrepresented students who are interested in anthropology, sociology, or a related major at Illinois State University.
