On March 20, 2016, our own Fred Walk participated in the 27th Annual Bataan Memorial Death March at the U.S. Army White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
Fred’s walk!
Unit: History
Redbird media: New works by ISU scholars
Redbird Scholars published novels, math books, textbooks, and other works in 2015.
New, veteran history teachers learning together at community event
Illinois State University has the largest and one of the most rigorous history-social sciences teacher education programs in the state. It co-sponsors a history education symposium each spring.
Arts and Sciences announces Outstanding Service Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences has announced the 2015-2016 recipients of the Outstanding College Service Awards: Professor Susan Hildebrandt, Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures; Professor Ross Kennedy, Department of History; and Professor Jun-Hyun Kim, Department of Chemistry.
Speaker Series talk to explore civil rights advocate Bayard Rustin tonight
In celebration of Black History Month, Carlos Figueroa of Ithaca College will talk about his book on civil rights advocate Bayard Rustin.
Former Algerian freedom fighter to speak February 10
Former Algerian freedom fighter and author Hamou Amirouche will speak at Illinois State University at 7 p.m. Wednesday, February 10, in Schroeder Hall, room 242.
Teaching Initiative Awards to be presented at Founders Day
The winners of the 2015-2016 Outstanding University Teaching Initiative Award will be honored at the upcoming Founders Day celebration on Thursday, February 18.
President’s Spring 2016 Speaker Series announced
The President’s Speaker Series will include an artist, a screenwriter, a cyber security expert, a freedom fighter, historians, and a former CEO looking for a sustainable future for business.
Slavery’s end marks 150 years
Set against the bloody backdrop of the Civil War and the assassination of a president, Associate Professor of History Touré Reed paints the picture of the road to the 13th amendment, and the legacy that we’ve yet to realize as a nation.
Student teaching abroad: Fall 2015, Part 1
Traveling is all about exploring with an open mind and an adventurous heart, and with those ideals (and a large suitcase) I began my journey from Chicago to England.
