Cultural historian Dr. Anna Topolska will give the lecture “The Ethics and Aesthetics of War Photography: From the 19th-Century Wars to the War in Ukraine” at the University Galleries.
Ethics and aesthetics of war photography, November 15
Unit: English
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds to deliver Fall College Lecture, October 27
Dr. Cheri J. Simonds, professor of communication, will deliver the second College of Arts and Sciences Fall Lecture on Thursday, October 27 with the talk, “Designing General Education Curriculum with Assessment in Mind.”
CAS conducting food drive for School Street Food Pantry
The College of Arts and Sciences will conduct a food drive to benefit the School Street Food Pantry, October 10–21. Collection boxes will be available in the College office and in all school/department offices.
Dr. Amy Wood to deliver fall College Lecture, September 29
Dr. Amy Wood will deliver the fall College of Arts and Sciences Lecture at 5 p.m. on Thursday, September 29 in the Old Main Room in the Bone Student Center.
Essays of Langston Hughes celebrated in new book
A collection of interviews, speeches, and essays from Langston Hughes, edited by Professor Christopher De Santis, is available in a new book.
Poetry Foundation awards Obsidian a Renewal and Recovery Grant
Obsidian is the recipient of a $12,500 Renewal and Recovery Grant from the Poetry Foundation.
Obsidian is awarded 2022 Amazon Literary Partnership grant
Obsidianis the recipient of a grant awarded by the Amazon Literary Partnership Literary Magazine Fund administered by the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
Retirement reception for Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky, July 21
The College of Arts and Sciences will host a retirement reception for Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky from 3 to 5 p.m. on July 21 in the Aaron Leetch Stadium Club at the top of Hancock Stadium, with remarks at 3:45. All members of the University community are invited to attend.
Obsidian named winner of the CLMP Firecracker Award
Obsidian: Literature and Arts in the African Diaspora was named the winner of the 2022 Firecracker Award for Independently Published Literature from the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses.
Interim Dean Dr. Diane Zosky to retire in July
When young Diane Zosky ’80 enrolled at Illinois State University as an undergraduate in the late 1970s, she didn’t dream that she would conclude her career at the University as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences.
