The Board of Trustees of Illinois State University will hold its next quarterly meeting at 9 a.m. Friday, February 21, in the Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center.
Board of Trustees to meet February 21
Unit: Media Relations
Doris Houston named to new role for diversity and inclusion
President Larry Dietz announced the creation of a new position to move diversity initiatives forward on campus, naming Professor Doris Houston as the interim assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion.
In the News, February 18, 2020
Illinois State faculty and staff in the news with links to articles.
Founding Celebration, February 19-20; Purnell investiture moved to next year
Illinois State University will celebrate its 163 years during the Founding Celebration, February 19-20. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Andrew Purnell’s investiture will be postponed until next year.
Research and Honors, February 18, 2020
Publications and presentations of Illinois State faculty and staff.
Publications Unit welcomes Feral Feminisms editor Dr. Ela Przybylo, February 21
Dr. Ela Przybylo, assistant professor in the Department of English and core faculty in the Women’s and Gender Studies Program at Illinois State University, will present “Publishing as Worldmaking: Why and How to Start a Badass Feminist Journal,” which will be followed by an in-depth Q&A. The event is set for 10 a.m. to noon Friday, February 21, at the Publications Unit at Illinois State University in Williams Hall Annex.
Hit the Wall immerses audience in iconic Stonewall riots, February 14-22
Illinois State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will bring to life the days before the Stonewall riots—and smash the myths surrounding it—with the play Hit the Wall.
Women doctors in the Syrian war focus of documentary The Cave, free screening, February 20
Oscar nominee Feras Fayyad (“Last Men in Aleppo”) delivers an unflinching story of women doctors in the Syrian war with his powerful new documentary, The Cave.
Fulbright Outreach Lecture: ‘The Dynamics of Environmental Policy Making in China’
Dr. Xueying Yu of Beihang University in China will present “Dynamics of Environmental Policy Making in China” on Thursday, February 20, at 2 p.m. in Stevenson Hall, room 347B.
In the News, February 11, 2020
Illinois State in the news with links to articles.
