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Unit: College of Education
Making students’ voices heard: EAF Ph.D. candidate helps lead Multicultural Center
Kwame Patterson has yet to have a “slow day” after two years at Illinois State. He was hired as a coordinator for Diversity Advocacy on January 6, 2020. Two days later, the University greenlit the creation of its Multicultural Center.
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EAF alum advocates for equity in P-12 through holistic approach to teaching and leading in schools.
Mentoring advocates of change
Jackson Scholar Network offers EAF students a prime opportunity for diversifying leadership in higher education.
Advocating for equity
Being the first at anything can be daunting. But for Dr. Kristal Shelvin, M.S. ’20, Ph.D. ’10, becoming Unit 5 Schools’ inaugural director of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) was a natural fit.
Truman Experience Day takes a new spin
What started as a kernel of an idea bloomed into a day of the college experience for two Chicago Public School High Schools this Spring.
Dr. Anthony Jones named director of the Laboratory Schools
College of Education Dean Dr. James Wolfinger recently announced the appointment of Dr. Anthony Jones as the director of the Laboratory Schools and assistant dean of the College of Education at Illinois State University beginning on July 1.
SUPERCHARGE partnership brings innovative STEM programs to NCUE partner schools and communities
The National Center for Urban Education (NCUE) at Illinois State University (ISU) is excited to be a partner in a new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) program created for Chicago high school students.
The return of in-person clinical visits
Over the last two years, the ISU National Center for Urban (NCUE) has continued to provide culturally relevant urban experiences to faculty and students via virtual platforms
Participants of EAF’s first leadership forum share their experiences
Dozens of aspiring P-12 leaders gathered on Illinois State’s campus to participate in the Department of Educational Administration and Foundations’ (EAF) first Leadership Forum.