Street view of the Normal Theater.

Illinois State University Speaker Series

Series Schedule

The Illinois State University Speaker Series seeks to bring innovative and enlightening speakers to the campus with the aim of providing the community with a platform to foster dialogue, cultivate enriching ideas, and continue an appreciation of learning as an active and lifelong process.

Spring 2019

The Spring 2019 Illinois State University Speaker Series will feature great minds such as former South African President F. W. de Klerk and autism activist Temple Grandin. Topics will cover globalization, migrants, identity politics, intersectionality, and openness.

  • Portrait of Michael Eric Dyson. Michael Eric Dyson
    "In Caricature: Racial Profiling & Its Impact On Black America"
    Martin Luther King Jr. Cultural Dinner
    5 p.m. January 25
    Redbird Arena
  • Portrait of F.W. de Klerk. F.W. de Klerk
    "Bridging the Gap: Globalization Without Isolation"
    7 p.m. February 12
    ISU Center for Performing Arts Concert Hall
  • Portrait of Briahna Joy Gray, esq. Briahna Joy Gray, esq.
    Black History Month
    "The Identity Politics Wars: 2020 Edition"
    7 p.m. February 19
    Old Main Room of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Jason De León. Jason De León
    Robert G. Bone Distinguished Lecture
    "The Land of Open Graves: Necroviolence and the Politics of Migrant Death in the Arizona Desert"
    7 p.m. February 20
    Circus Room of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Qwo-Li Driskill. Qwo-Li Driskill
    23rd annual Women’s and Gender Studies Symposium
    "Performing Revolution, Scholarship, and Decolonial Practice"
    1 p.m. March 22
    Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Nicole Kelly. Nicole Kelly
    "Student Access and Accommodation Services Presents: Nicole Kelly"
    6 p.m. March 27
    Prairie Room of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Vladimir Rott. Vladimir Rott
    "Surviving Repression: A Personal Account of Life under Stalinism and Nazi Occupation"
    4 p.m. March 28
    University Galleries
  • Portrait of Temple Grandin. Temple Grandin
    Science and Technology Week
    "The World Needs All Kinds of Minds"
    7 p.m. April 10
    Brown Ballroom of the Bone Student Center
  • Portrait of Fred Hampton, Jr. Fred Hampton Jr.
    COM Week
    "Honoring the legacy of an activist"
    7 p.m. April 15
    Schroeder Hall, room 130