Dr. John Sides delivered the 2022 Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecture.
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Ryan Gray honored with 2022 Rives award
The Office of the Provost named Director of Student Services Ryan Gray the winner of the Stan and Sandy Rives Excellence in Undergraduate Education Award.
2022 Outstanding University Researcher Awards, initiative awards named
Professor of Music Justin Vickers and Professor of Anthropology Kathryn Sampeck have been awarded Outstanding University Researcher Awards. Research Initiative Awards winners include Dr. Brea Banks, Dr. Matt Caplan, Dr. Luke Russell, Dr. Melinda Snodgrass, and Dr. Michele Shropshire.
ISU students serve Memphis communities during Alternative Winter Break service trip
Get an inside look at Illinois State University’s 2022 Alternative Winter Break trip to Memphis, Tennessee.
Sociology & Anthropology Research Series to discuss anarchist history in Mexico City, January 21
For the first research series of the new year, Dr. Liv Stone, associate professor of anthropology, will share her research titled “Popularizing Anarchist Ethics: Autogestión in Mexico City.”
Art installation on ISU Quad celebrates, commemorates immigrants
A thousand 4-by-6-inch flags lined Illinois State University’s Quad for 24 hours, beginning November 1, for a striking art installation honoring National Immigrants Day.
Dedication to equity helps ISU alum land role at Nike
Dr. Robert Shorty has drawn inspiration from all of his experiences to become a leader at one of the world’s largest corporations. He is a director of Nike Inc.’s Global Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) team.
Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom, January 24
Illinois State University’s African American studies program will host “Black Women Rising: From the Classroom to the Boardroom” on January 24, 2022 in the Rosa Parks Room of Watterson Towers.
Edible Insects: New book looks to history, potential of insects as food
Dr. Gina Hunter’s new book, Edible Insects, delves into the historical role of insects as human food.
Reliving a utopian past as a form of protest: Sociology and Anthropology Research Series, November 12 at noon
Dr. Daniel Jaster will be sharing his research, Returning home: Midwestern farm protests and re-living bygone utopias as resistance.