Illinois State University
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NORMAL, Ill – Graduate students at Illinois State University used the Board of Trustees meeting as a platform to protest low wages. Groups of graduate students stood in solidarity with posters demonstrating their frustration. At the meeting, students held signs labelled “ISU works because we do.” A student representing the Graduate Workers Union expressed the grievances […]
Photo courtesy to ISU NORMAL, Ill.-In an effort to move diversity initiatives forward on Illinois State University’s campus, a new position has been created. President Larry Dietz announced Monday, Feb. 17 that Professor Doris Houston has been named the interim assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion. Houston will officially begin her duties in […]
NORMAL, Ill- The search for Illinois State University’s next Vice President of Academic Affairs and provost is underway. A search committee made up various faculty, staff and students was set up in the fall after current provost Jan Murphy announced her retirement at the end of this academic school year. After a vigorous application and […]
Normal, Ill. – In the case of Felstead v. U-High, a Motion to Dismiss was held Monday, Feb. 3 at 10 a.m in McLean County courthouse. Thomas and Heidi Felstead’s son’s admission to U-High was reversed after University Police found that he created a fake Snapchat in March 2019 with the intent to acquire nude […]
NORMAL, Ill.- For over a year, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees local union 32-36 has been trying to negotiate a fair contract with Illinois State University. On Monday nearly 50 staff, faculty, students and other supporters rallied outside of The Nelson Smith building before the bargaining committee met with university […]
Normal, Ill. – On Friday, January 24, Illinois State University held a Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner in the Bone Student Center. Prior to the dinner, Angela Rye held press conference where students could ask her questions. Rye was asked if she felt that MLK Jr. would be proud of the progression black Americans […]
NORMAL, Ill. — Illinois State University’s Gamma Phi Circus will be performing with Tony, Emmy, and Grammy award-winner Billy Porter at the 93rd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City. Porter is an award-winning actor, singer, director, composer and playwright. He began his theatre career in 1991 and has been performing on Broadway […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University launched their first ever Redbird Rising campaign this year in hopes to fundraise $150 million dollars in pursuit of elevating university resources. ISU Director of Donor relations and Stewardship Jamie Wood expresses that the University’s alumni have bought onto ISU’s purpose. “It really speaks to how well the university is doing. […]
NORMAL – Illinois State University is bringing a focus on world religious literacy to its’ International Seminar Series this spring. The seminar focuses on worldwide topics every semester to allow the community to become well versed on international issues. The series hosts guests experts of the selected topics and are available for questions after the […]
The Center for the Visual Arts in January 2019. (Photo by Joe Kennedy/WZND) NORMAL – Former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner granted Illinois State University 9.6 million dollars to help renovate and repair the College of Fine Arts. The university has been waiting 10 years for renovations for the CFA, this came on one of Rauner’s […]