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SIU alumna devotes life to art
From The Oklahoman: Between her work, and caring for those in need in her own home, DWe Williams doesn’t have much time to sit back and take stock of how far she’s come in this world, and that’s just fine. She’s always been one to keep moving in whatever direction inspiration takes her. Growing up in Durham, North Carolina, Williams…
Read MoreWSIU hosts free screening of ‘Tell Them We Are Rising’
From WSIU: WSIU Public Broadcasting, a public media service of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the African American Museum of Southern Illinois, the Independent Television Service (ITVS), and the PBS series Independent Lens will present a free Indie Lens Pop-Up screening and discussion of the film “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities.” The event will…
Read MoreSIU Rec Center celebrates 40 years
From the Southern Illinoisan: Past and present employees of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale Student Recreation Center gathered Saturday to celebrate the facility’s 40 years of service to students and the community. The 214,000-square-foot recreation center on Grand Avenue, now home to a wide array of gymnasiums and studios, was originally built on the site of a run-down trailer park…
Read MoreShawnee Community College president brings keynote speech at MLK breakfast
Peggy F. Bradford served as the keynote speaker at the NAACP’s annual Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast. In June, Bradford was hired as Shawnee Community College’s eighth president — and its first female and its first African-American president. Bradford received a bachelor’s and master’s degree from SIU. Read more about her remarkable history here. On Monday, Bradford urged attendees…
Read MoreSIU cheerleaders honored at NAACP MLK Breakfast
From The Southern Illinoisan: Three Southern Illinois University cheerleaders who took a knee during the national anthem at Saluki games were honored by the Carbondale Branch NAACP on Monday morning at this year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday Breakfast. Alaysia Brandy, Ariahn Hunt and Czarina Tinker, all sophomores, first began kneeling in protest of police brutality in September and…
Read MoreBryson named interim associate chancellor for diversity
From an SIU news release: Southern Illinois University Carbondale Chancellor Carlo Montemagno announced today (Jan. 11) the appointment of Todd S. Bryson as the interim associate chancellor for diversity. The appointment was effective this week. Bryson, of Carbondale, is an alumnus of SIU and has served in a number of roles at the university, including positions largely focusing on diversity…
Read MoreStudents plan to launch social media campaign for Africana Studies
Excerpts from the Daily Egyptian and check out the broadcast interview from WSIL TV: To try to save the Africana studies program from being cut, students are putting together a video campaign to raise awareness and support of the department. … The possibility it could still be eliminated is concerning to students like Kelechi Agwuncha, one of the campaign’s organizers.…
Read MoreVideo: National expert gives first SIU diversity lecture
This fall, SIU held its Inaugural Board of Trustees Diversity Excellence Lecture, featuring Tim Wise, a nationally renowned anti-racism activist and writer. A video of the speech was sent to all alumni along with a message from SIU system President Randy Dunn. Check out the full video below to hear Wise’s powerful message!
Read MoreSIU hires Africana philosophy specialist
From the Daily Egyptian: The newest hire to the philosophy department comes as the first ever at SIU in his area of expertise; professor Alfred Frankowski is the university’s only Africana philosophy specialist. Frankowski focuses on a range of areas within that specialty, including critical philosophy of race, African American and Africana philosophy, aesthetics, post-colonialism and critical genocide studies, according…
Read MoreBusiness college honors ‘Emerging Saluki Leader’ awards
From the SIU press office: Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s College of Business has chosen as its 2017 Emerging Saluki Leader Award winners. The award honors alumni who have graduated from the college within the past 15 years for their outstanding work within business, academia or government sectors, nonprofit organizations, and their community service. This year, the college is honoring three…
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