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Research by students, faculty, and staff in the College of Arts and Sciences advances knowledge and contributes to our global society. CAS members are deeply engaged in a wide variety of research and creative projects. Find out what we are doing and how you can get involved!
Research in Focus
2025 WGSS Student Research Symposium is Friday, April 25
Dr. Nada Elia will be the keynote speaker for the 28th Annual Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Student Research Symposium on Friday, April 25, which features the work of over 45 Illinois State University students. Elia will present "Gender and Genocide: A Palestinian Feminist Perspective" at 1:30 p.m. in the Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center at Illinois State University.
Intersection of AI, humanities explored at university symposium
Dr. Emily M. Bender, a professor of linguistics at the University of Washington, delivered the first of four keynote addresses on Wednesday, April 16, titled “Resisting Dehumanization in the Age of AI: The View from the Humanities." Dr. Katherine Ellison and a group of graduate students organized “AI and the Humanities: An Interdisciplinary Symposium,” hosted April 16-17 in Illinois State’s Bone Student Center.
New book examines connections between neoliberalism and young adult literature
A new book co-authored by Distinguished Professor of English Emerita Roberta Seelinger Trites and an associate professor of English education in the College of Education and Health Professions at the University of Arkansas examines the concept of neoliberalism and its manifestations in young adult literature.
Student Researcher Accomplishments
Meet the April 2025 GradBird Scholar: Meghna Gogoi
The Graduate School has selected Meghna Gogoi as its April 2025 GradBird Scholar recipient. GradBird Scholar is an initiative to recognize graduate students for their scholarly endeavors at Illinois State University.Gogoi is an international student from India and currently in her final semester of the sociology master’s program.
Graduate research exhibit merges design and community-engaged research practices to drive social change
Sierra Mack-Erb researches the impact of design as a graduate fellow at Illinois State University and is earning an M.S. in cultural anthropology in the applied community and economic development sequence.
University Research Symposium showcases the joy of student exploration
More than 400 graduate and undergraduate students from across 32 academic units displayed their research posters and explained their projects at the University Research Symposium, which was held across two sessions Friday, April 11, in the Brown Ballroom in the Bone Student Center. Next door in the Circus Room, 73 e-poster submissions could be viewed on a 65-inch computer monitor while surrounded by the finalists’ entries from the Image of Research competition.
Resources For Faculty
Faculty and Staff in the CAS can access important resources by visiting the CAS Faculty/Staff Intranet