Dr. Adolph Reed Jr., a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Pennsylvania, delivered Illinois State University’s Black History Month keynote address on the child murders that drove fear throughout Atlanta.
Publication: Identity
Founding Celebration, February 19-20; Purnell investiture moved to next year
Illinois State University will celebrate its 163 years during the Founding Celebration, February 19-20. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Andrew Purnell’s investiture will be postponed until next year.
$1.23 million Department of Education grant to assist future teachers of infants and toddlers who are deaf or blind
Under the direction of Maribeth Lartz and Mindy Ely, the funds will help develop the LIMITLESS program, leading cohorts in integrating special education and speech language pathology coursework into their training.
International Fair: Performances, food, displays, February 22
The 50th annual International Fair at Illinois State University will be from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, February 22, in the Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center.
Publications Unit welcomes Feral Feminisms editor Dr. Ela Przybylo, February 21
Dr. Ela Przybylo, assistant professor in the Department of English and core faculty in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Illinois State University, will present “Publishing as Worldmaking: Why and How to Start a Badass Feminist Journal,” which will be followed by an in-depth Q&A. The event is set for 10 a.m. to noon Friday, February 21, at the Publications Unit at Illinois State University in Williams Hall Annex.
Hit the Wall immerses audience in iconic Stonewall riots, February 14-22
Illinois State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will bring to life the days before the Stonewall riots—and smash the myths surrounding it—with the play Hit the Wall.
Campus-wide effort provides microaggression training for faculty
This spring, Illinois State University faculty and staff members have the chance to advance their teaching through microaggression trainings.
Women doctors in the Syrian war focus of documentary The Cave, free screening, February 20
Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) delivers an unflinching story of women doctors in the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave.
Exhibit explores performers of color in U.S. circus
An art exhibit by Radiance Campbell featuring photographs of performers of color in a modern U.S. circus will be on display at Illinois State University’s Rachel Cooper Gallery beginning February 25.
Bilingual Advocacy Week to feature author, educator Gregory Michie
Dr. Gregory Michie, the author of Same as It Never Was: Notes on a Teacher’s Return to the Classroom, will be the keynote speaker for Bilingual Advocacy Week.