When Karen L. Erickson ’70, M.S. ’77, received a tuition-covered scholarship to Illinois State University during her senior year of high school, it came with the stipulation that she had to teach for at least three years following graduation. Although her first desire and passion were not teaching, she would soon find herself making a lifelong career and an innovative impact in the world of education.
Cultural historian Dr. Anna Topolska will give the lecture “The Ethics and Aesthetics of War Photography: From the 19th-Century Wars to the War in Ukraine” at the University Galleries.
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds, professor of communication, will deliver the second College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture on Thursday, October 27 with the talk, “Designing General Education Curriculum with Assessment in Mind.”
The College of Arts and Sciences will conduct a food drive to benefit the School Street Food Pantry, October 10–21. Collection boxes will be available in the College office and in all school/department offices.
Dr. Amy Wood will deliver the fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 29 in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
A collection of interviews, speeches, and essays from Langston Hughes, edited by Professor Christopher De Santis, is available in a new book.
Obsidian is the recipient of a $12,500 Renewal and Recovery Grant from the Poetry Foundation.
Obsidianis the recipient of a grant awarded by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund administered by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
The College of Arts and Sciences will host a retirement reception for Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 21 in the Aaron Leetch Stadium Club at the top of Hancock Stadium, with remarks at 3:45. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora was named the winner of the 2022 Firecracker Award for Independently Published Literature from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
