The deadline to register for the Fall 2020 Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) Conference is approaching. The event will be October 29-30 via Zoom.
CRCC 2020: Equity with a Mirror, register by October 22
Publication: Focus
ReggieCon panels: Diversity in popular media, October 29, LGBTQ History Month
In recognition of LGBTQ History Month, the ReggieCon panel for October will focus on the graphic novel World of Wakanda by Roxanne Gay.
The Crossroads Project presents winning play of the Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative, October 28
The Crossroads Project presents a staged reading of the new play “Even Flowers Bloom in Hell, Sometimes” by Franky D. Gonzalez, winner of the 2020 Diverse Voices Playwriting Initiative.
Queer Coalition to merge LGBT/Queer Studies Institute and ISU Triangle Association
The newly formed Queer Coalition will combine the work of the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute and the faculty/staff affinity group, ISU Triangle Association. An organizational meeting will be October 23.
Getting to know the new director of the Multicultural Center
Dr. Christa Platt, M.S. ’09, Ph.D. ’17, began her new role as director of the Multicultural Center on July 1, when all operations of the Diversity Advocacy office transitioned to the center.
ISU Pride celebrates Coming Out Day
National Coming Out Day is Sunday, October 11, and ISU Pride is celebrating in innovative ways.
Latinx Heritage Month: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, caring for a sick brother
Latin American and Latino/a Studies program celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Visiting Artist Dr. Alberto Ledesma’s series on the predicaments of undocumented Latino workers.
Latinx Heritage Month: Diary of a Reluctant Dreamer, letter to abuelita
Latin American and Latino/a Studies program celebrates Latinx Heritage Month with Visiting Artist Dr. Alberto Ledesma’s series on the predicaments of undocumented Latino workers.
ABAE meeting, September 24
The Association of Black Academic Employees (ABAE) is looking forward to welcoming new and returning Black faculty and staff to their first general assembly meeting scheduled virtually Thursday, September 24.
Kits for First-Gen Redbirds help students feel at home at Illinois State
The First Gen Redbirds and MECCPAC joined together to provide supplies for students on campus during these uncertain times.
