The women’s and gender studies program spotlights sophomore sociology major Anthony Anderson
Unit: Sociology and Anthropology
Can you die from a broken heart?
Illinois State scholars took a shot (no disrespect to Cupid or his arrows) at answering the question: Can one really die from a broken heart?
Hunter helps develop new way to explore local history
Gina Hunter helped conceptualize the new Making a Home gallery at the McLean County Museum of History.
Career opportunities abound at the Stevenson Center
Graduates from the Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development are making a difference all over the country and abroad.
Hunter consults on McLean County Museum of History exhibit
Gina Hunter from Illinois State’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology served as a consultant for a new permanent exhibit at the McLean County Museum of History.
ISU Stevenson Center welcomes AmeriCorps alumni
The transition from AmeriCorps to the Stevenson Center’s ACED Fellows Program to a job proved seamless for Ramya Kumaran. With a master’s degree in political science, Ramya now has a full-time position with her internship host organization.
Matthew Tomlin: From Senegal to ceremony
Peace Corps Master’s International student Matthew Tomlin will travel a long way to walk across the stage and receive his master’s degree in political science this December. Tomlin has been working as an Urban Agriculture Extension Agent in Senegal since November 2014.
Student research to help formerly incarcerated women re-enter society
Through a sociology class project, Stevenson Center for Community and Economic Development graduate students will assist previously incarcerated women in Bloomington-Normal in regaining their independence and attaining a consistent income.
Where will the Stevenson Center take you?
With an expansive global influence, the Stevenson Center’s graduate programs place students in communities in need in the U.S. and abroad.
WGS students see firsthand immigrants’ impact on Chicago
On November 6, a small delegation of Women’s and Gender Studies 391 students spent the day looking at Chicago through the lens of community development and immigration struggles.