Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Pride Month is celebrated annually in June in honor of the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan and LGBTQ Americans’ work for equal justice and equal opportunity. The Stonewall Uprising of 1969 In the early 1960s, the State Liquor Authority (SLA) considered establishments to be “disorderly houses,” or places […]
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Dr. Daisy Barrón publishes new book
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Upcoming events
Juneteenth campus event to be held June 18
Join the university community in celebration Juneteenth on June 18. The event will be held in the Plaster Student Union Theatre beginning at 1:30 p.m. From Dr. Lyle Foster, you will learn about: The significance of Juneteenth. The traditions, songs and symbols surrounding this celebration. The Springfield chapter of the NAACP Juneteenth event (to be […]
#BlackGirlMagic: Illuminating contemporary representations of Black girlhood in hip hop and social media
Dr. Ashley Payne, assistant professor in the psychology department, is hosting an exhibit that showcases photo and performative representations of Black girl and womanhood from local girls and women in the Springfield area. The exhibit highlights issues related to racism, sexism, education, mental health and identity. Spoken word artists will also perform. May 7, 2021 […]
Cultural and religious observances
Cultural and religious observances – June 14-20, 2021
Dragon Boat Festival Culture/religion: Chinese heritage Date: June 14 The Dragon Boat Festival is a public holiday in China that has a several stories of origination. The most common one today is that the Dragon Boat Festival is a holiday commemorating the death of the patriotic poet Qu Yuan. It is said that Qu Yuan […]
Cultural and religious observances: Juneteenth
Juneteenth is considered the longest running African American holiday
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CNAS faculty and students present at virtual conference
We would like to celebrate with Dr. La Toya Kissoon-Charles from the Biology department in CNAS. One of her students, Trang Indigo won 3rd place in the poster awards at the recent Great Plains Limnology virtual conference! The virtual conference was attended by Dr.La Toya Kissoons-Charles’s 4 graduate students. Brenden Ryan and Leslie Hatch also […]