Diverse speakers, activities, and writers that is accessible to the student body

Task Force Recommendation: Create an Inclusive Classroom

Task Force Project: Diversify the classroom experience by bringing in diverse speakers, activities, and books/writers while ensuring that material is accessible to the student body at large.

Champion: Yojanna Cuenca-Carlino, Angell Howard 

Status: Ongoing

Implementation Team Actions

• T he Illinois State University Speaker Series focused on speakers on the topics of equity and inclusion, and the Cultural Dinners through University Housing continue to provide engaging speakers. L arger on-campus symposiums and conferences as well as college and departmental weeks (Science and Tech nology Week, Business Week, Comm unications Week) include speakers on equity and anti-racism .  
• Milner Library unveiled the online Systemic Racism guide, which explores systemic racism and the many forms it takes. The library also announced a new topical library guide on LGBTQIA+ resources.    

Next step/Timeline

• Continuing