The Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner is sold out. A waiting list is available by calling (309) 438-8790.
Unit: Diversity Advocacy
Black Girl Code aims to empower black women
Black Girl Code seeks to provide a forum to bond and bring to light social injustices happening to black American women across the country.
ISU student shines light on underrepresented archivists
Illinois State Archives used a grant to hire an intern to create at least 15 Wikipedia articles promoting the achievements of archivists from underrepresented groups.
CRCC Conference emphasizes need for activism, solidarity
Illinois State faculty, staff, and students gathered at the Bone Student Center November 18 and 19 to learn the importance of solidarity and activism at this year’s Culturally Responsive Campus Community (CRCC) Conference.
First-Generation Redbirds support peer students with positive affirmations
The cold fall weather did not stop members of First-Generation Redbirds (FGR) from spreading positivity on Schroeder Plaza.
CRCC to explore race, equity, oppression, solidarity, November 18-19
The Culturally Responsive Campus Community Conference provides participants the chance to choose from among 60 talks, presentations, workshops, and discussions on ways to challenge oppression and forge alliances.
Voice of the community: Soledad O’Brien speaks at ISU’s Latino Cultural Dinner
Soledad O’Brien remembers walking out of her high school one day with her mother, when an administrator stopped an African American teenager in the hallway.
Charles Morris STEM Social, November 7
Alumna Candice Halbert will speak at the Charles Morris STEM Social, where students interested in STEM fields (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) can network with faculty.
First Generation Celebration for all of campus, November 7-8
The entire campus community is invited to hear the stories and celebrate first generation students at the First Generation Celebration on November 7-8, hosted by the TRIO program in University College.
Perception of discipline topic of African American Studies Fall Lecture, November 11
Charles Bell will give the African American Studies Fall Lecture at Illinois State University on November 11. The focus of the talk will be on black students’ and parents’ perceptions of school discipline.