Pedro Noguera will present “Education and Civil Rights in the 21st Century” at 7 p.m. Monday, November 16, in Braden Auditorium, Bone Student Center.
Pedro Noguera to present on educational equity, November 16
Publication: Identity
Latino Alumni Network connects alumni, students, and community
Illinois State University’s Latino Alumni Network (LAN) was established as a way to connect with a fast-growing segment of the University’s alumni population.
I-House community turns 45
Illinois State University’s International House—I-House for short—turns 45 this year. Known as a place where students of all cultures and nationalities come together to celebrate and support one another, what I-House is not, is a house.
Affinity groups to #BackTheBirds
Several of Illinois State’s affinity alumni groups will be a part of Homecoming this year, providing a chance to reconnect with fellow Redbirds and networking opportunities.
Illinois State earns $5 million federal grant to assist at-risk youth
A nearly $5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families will provide resources for at-risk youth, under the guidance of Ani Yazedjian.
WGLT garners diversity awards
The News Department of WGLT Radio earned a Kaleidoscope Award for diversity reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association after multiple series focusing on life for underrepresented populations.
Friendly Faces faculty, staff training session October 13
Training for faculty and staff with the Friendly Faces program will be 8-9:30 a.m. Tuesday, October 13.
Music for All sensory-friendly concert October 10
The Illinois State University Symphony Orchestra will present Music for All, a free sensory-friendly concert for children and adults with cognitive, physical, and behavioral exceptionalities, at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, October 10, in the University’s Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall.
Egypt’s former vice president to give Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture
Nobel Peace Prize-winner Mohamed ElBaradei will help celebrate 50 years of the inception of the Adlai E. Stevenson Memorial Lecture at 7 p.m. September 30.
School of Theatre and Dance presents August Wilson’s Fences
The Illinois State University School of Theatre and Dance will present August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Fences, directed by Assistant Professor Duane Boutté, opening October 2.
