This message is in response to feedback we have received about a letter to the editor in the April 2019 edition of the Illinois State magazine.
A Message from President Dietz
Unit: Office of the President
Aaron Gyllenhaal honored with inaugural Living Our Values award
The awards celebrate the commitment to live the University’s core values every day, and strengthen the campus community by sharing those values.
Environmental activist and feminist to deliver Stevenson Lecture, April 15
Emphasizing the need for sustainable agriculture, Vandana Shiva is a supporter of getting women across the globe more involved in planting and farming. Her contributions to gender issues are nationally and internationally recognized.
Honoring the legacy of an activist: Fred Hampton Jr. to speak, April 15
Activist Fred Hampton Jr. and his mother, Akua Njeri, will give a talk on the life and legacy of civil rights advocate Fred Hampton Sr., at 7 p.m. on Monday, April 15, in Schroeder Hall, room 130.
New book explores pain and privilege of mixed identity
A new book, edited by Illinois State University’s Professor Ellis Hurd, brings to light stories of scholars and authors who navigate the worlds of teaching, research, and family through a lens of mixed identity.
Temple Grandin, autism advocate, to headline Science and Technology Week
Temple Grandin, often considered the most accomplished and well-known adult with autism in the world, will be the keynote speaker for Science and Technology Week 2019 at Illinois State University.
Campus Climate Task Force report available
The first progress report of the Campus Climate Task Force is now available. The report highlights University actions and initiatives addressing suggestions made by the task force.
Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium, March 22
Qwo-Li Driskill will give an address titled “Performing Revolution, Scholarship, and Decolonial Practice” at the Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium on Friday, March 22.
Annual retirement recognition event date announced
President and Mrs. Larry Dietz will host Faculty, Administrative/Professional, and Civil Service retirees on Monday, April 29, 2019, for the Annual Retirement Recognition Reception.
Surviving Stalin and the Nazis: Vladimir Rott to speak, March 28
Vladimir Rott will share his life journey in the talk “Surviving Repression: A Personal Account of Life under Stalinism and Nazi Occupation” at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 28, in the University Galleries.
