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.
Performing artist Jennifer Lisa Vest will address the 20th annual Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS) Symposium on April 17 with “Black Lives Matter: [Trans]Gendered Violence, Disability, and Women in a ‘Post-racial,’ ‘Post-Sexist’ Present.”
Illinois State University is proud to announce its first Lavender Graduation, a ceremony that celebrates the accomplishments and success of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), and allied students completing their degrees.
“Outsourcing Surrogate Motherhood to India” will be the topic of a presentation by Alison Bailey, director of Illinois State University’s Women’s and Gender Studies program, on Wednesday, Nov. 10, from 12-1 p.m. in the Bone Student Center Third Floor East Lounge.
