Multicultural Studies News Today

By Allison Larrimore, April 30, 2024 The California State University system recently received a $1.5 million grant from the Mellon Foundation’s Affirming Multivocal Humanities initiative to expand ethnic studies programs in colleges and universities. According to the foundation’s press release, the grant aims to grow new and existing ethnic studies programs, focusing on those linked

The Maui Arts & Cultural Center hosts a panel discussion on Saturday, March 16 from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at Morgado Hall, marking the close of the Sense of Place/Place of Sense exhibit.

Other updates include changes to the names and course offerings to existing majors and minors.

Father Joseph Brown, professor and director of Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s School of Africana and Multicultural Studies, is the keynote speaker for this spring’s Michael and Nancy Glassman Lecture on Tuesday, Feb. 13.

SIU’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute will host Metro East Youth Leadership Weekend to welcome young Black men from the Metro East to participate in events that foster development and

The retreat welcomes young Black men from the Metro East to participate in events that foster development and civic engagement.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute will host a retreat this weekend to welcome young Black men from the Metro East to participate in events that foster development and civic engagement.

To the editor: I write to express my disappointment with the letter titled “Whose Darkness?” published on Oct. 21. It seems to me far from right that such

The Central Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), previously known as Edwards Chapel Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), is celebrating 155 years of ministry in Pope County this month.

Southern Illinois University Carbondale students can learn about the intersections of environmental and social justice in a regional context through creative field research and engagement with community organizations as part of a 2-½ -year grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.