Illinois State University is now affiliated with DMPTool, an open-source online application built to assist researchers in creating comprehensive data management and sharing plans in easy-to-view formats.
Unit: English
Obsidian is granted $40,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a Grants for Arts Projects award of $40,000.
Poetry Foundation awards Obsidian an Equity in Verse Grant
Obsidian: Literature & Arts in the African Diaspora is the recipient of a $50,000 Equity in Verse grant awarded by the Poetry Foundation.
Three named 2022 “Researchers to Know”
Three Illinois State University professors have been named 2022 “Researchers to Know” by the Illinois Science and Technology Coalition (ISTC).
Introducing the 2022 Outstanding University Teaching Award recipients
These teachers will be recognized for their contributions to student learning at Illinois State at the annual Teaching and Learning Symposium in January.
Publications Unit alumni showcase: Brigid Ackerman ’17
Brigid Ackerman ’17, publishing studies alum, discusses her time at Illinois State and her professional publishing career.
Introducing Thanksgiving to international students
The Office of International Engagement hosted a Thanksgiving Celebration November 17 for international students at Illinois State University.
Obsidian’s Playground Issue launch: Reading and conversation, December 5
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora has partnered with the Poetry Project to celebrate the launch of Obsidian’s LGBTQIA+ GenderQueer/ GenreQueer Playground Special Issue.
Drs. Katherine Ellison and Susan M. Kim publish new book
How did two English professors influence the outcome of World War I? What does literary studies have to do with 20th century military intelligence and cryptanalysis?
A Redbird alum brings the stage to the classroom
When Karen L. Erickson ’70, M.S. ’77, received a tuition-covered scholarship to Illinois State University during her senior year of high school, it came with the stipulation that she had to teach for at least three years following graduation. Although her first desire and passion were not teaching, she would soon find herself making a lifelong career and an innovative impact in the world of education.