Dear White People actress Tessa Thompson to speak April 21

image form movie Dear White People

Actress Tessa Thompson, star of the new, critically acclaimed movie Dear White People, will lead a talk about race, diversity and inclusion in the arts at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 21, in Braden Auditorium. A showing of the film will be Monday, April 20.

Video: A night out with Up Late at State

students dance at a recent Up Late at State event

What’s it like to stay Up Late at State? Just ask Erin Cealey. The special education major is a student worker for Up Late at State, a late-night program run through the Dean of Students Office.

Video: Your graduation day, in one word

graduate's mortarboard

How do you boil down years and years of hard work into a single word? That’s the challenge we posed to Illinois State’s spring graduates at last weekend’s commencement.