ISU professor wins American Studies Association Dissertation Prize

Illinois State Professor Erin Durban-Albrecht (right) at the 2015 American Studies Association Awards Ceremony.

Illinois State’s Women’s and Gender Studies Program is proud that Professor Erin Durban-Albrecht has been honored with the Ralph Henry Gabriel Dissertation Prize 2015 awarded by the American Studies Association (ASA) for her dissertation, Postcolonial Homophobia: United States Imperialism in Haiti and the Transnational Circulation of Antigay Sexual Politics.

Take Back the Night October 26

image of Take Back the Night

The annual Take Back the Night Rally will begin at 6 p.m. Monday, October 26, in the Bone Student Center, Old Main Room.

Clevenger explores The Virtual Enemy

image of a book cover for Shelly Clevenger's new book

Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice Shelly Clevenger is taking an in-depth look at intimate partner violence and cybercrime in an upcoming book.

Umoja, Lavender Graduation celebrate achievements

Porscha M. Stevens is bestowed with the Kente cloth

The pre-commencement ceremony Umoja: Celebration of Black Graduates at Illinois State has opened the door for a new ceremony this year called the Lavender Graduation: Celebration of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) and Allied Graduates. Ceremony founders say the events provide students—and the campus—another chance to celebrate.