Nasreen Sheikh was born in a small village on the border of Nepal and India where women are treated as slaves. Sheikh will share life experiences as a child laborer, and how one person can make a change with the support of many others, at a talk titled “What Happens When You Say Yes To Your Intuition” at 6 p.m. Monday, November 13, in Turner Hall, room 201.
Unit: Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Slaying our dragons: She Kills Monsters battles homophobia and loss
Director Paul Dennhardt talks about the compassion, passion, and humor of the fantasy-comedy-drama.
Latin American and Latino/a Studies Faculty Spotlight: Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski
This semester Illinois State University (ISU) welcomed Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski to campus as an Instructional Assistant Professor in Women’s and Gender Studies (WGS), but her impact has already gone beyond the program. Check out these highlights from our conversation to get a peek inside her mind on a variety of topics related to higher education and why she wants students to join the Latin American and Latino/a Studies minor!
Take Back the Night, October 26
Illinois State University will once again rally to Take Back the Night.
Queertalks: Sexual politics and religion in Haiti, November 2
Erin Durban-Albrecht will present “Religious Sexual Politics in Haiti: Vodou, Catholicism, and Protestantism” at 12:30 p.m., Thursday, November 2, at the LGBT/Queer Studies and Services Institute.
A Homecoming tailgate invitation
Dean Greg Simpson invites all College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) alumni, students, faculty, staff, and friends to join him for a tailgate prior to the Homecoming game Saturday, October 21.
Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture
Tanya Diaz-Kozlowski will discuss curriculum and Chicana feminist pedagogies for the Conversando Entre Nosotros: LALS Brown Bag Series Lecture at 3 p.m., Friday, October 20, in Williams Hall, room 314.
Social workers must stand against hate
A message from School of Social Work Director Diane Zosky.
Season of celebration: Unique ceremonies enrich graduation
As a transfer student, LaCrisha McAllister ’14 was struggling.
LAN Students at the 2017 Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
Several Languages, Literatures, and Cultures students took part in the Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium this year, an annual event now in its 17th year.