Images can grip us with differing stories of people, places, and events depending on their content, but also depending on their context and placement. This is a particularly appropriate moment to look at parallels from the past.
Unit: Milner Library
Research methods and skills support now available to all Redbirds
Thanks to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Illinois State University now has access to over 280 hours of structured online learning in the teaching and learning of research methods.
Queer Coalition to host workshop on advance care planning for the LGBTQIA+ community
Queer Coalition, Illinois State University’s sponsored LGBTQIA+ faculty, staff, and graduate student affinity group, will host a catered lunch and interactive workshop led by Carle BroMenn Senior Staff Chaplain Charlotte Hoffman on Wednesday, November 13.
Milner Library to host author Zeke Jarvis for a haunted reading on October 28
The event and following Q&A will be located in the southwest corner of the sixth floor of Milner Library. All are welcome.
Leadership for Liberation pop-up library to host Dr. Alison Bailey
Dr. Bailey’s discussion will explore how white supremacy harms white individuals, drawing connections between privilege, identity, and the societal structures that sustain inequality.
Milner Library commemorates Open Access Week with celebration and events
The annual event aims to “inspire global momentum toward the open sharing of knowledge in order to address important social issues,” by drawing attention to the benefits of open access publishing, as well as the progress made and challenges to advancing open access.
This month in Illinois State University history: October
From the founding of the University’s first student organization 167 years ago to a memorable concert featuring a Redbird alum, historian Tom Emery explores this month in Illinois State University history.
Milner Library to host AI study skills workshop, October 21
Students can use this time with Milner librarians to learn about generative AI and a few specific tools they can use to help manage their time and get started with research projects.
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.
Milner Library digitizes historical State of the University Addresses
Assembled from published pamphlets, archival records, cached webpages, livestream videos, and Word documents saved by Illinois State University’s director of media relations and strategic communications, this collection tells the administrative story of Illinois State University over the past 57 years and paints a vivid picture of the accomplishments of its faculty, staff, and students.