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Former Mexican President Vicente Fox delivers a lecture on the state of U.S.-Mexico relations Thursday, April 18 at Stephens Auditorium. Mexico -- were the best in the world, and we dont deserve what were receiving from the leader of this nation, Fox said. 

Former Mexican President speaks about immigration and NAFTA

Mike Brown
April 18, 2019

Former president of Mexico to deliver lecture at Iowa State, faces mixed reactions

Mike Brown
April 17, 2019
Isa Cournoyer (left), Cueponi Espinoza (center) and Rebekah Bell (right) all received blessings from the elder, Alfred White Eyes.

Native American students honored at first-ever Native American graduation ceremony

Mike Brown
April 14, 2019
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DACA supporters take to campus for 2nd annual 5K fundraiser

Mike Brown
April 7, 2019
Anton Treuer gives a lecture based in part on one of his 14 books, “Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians But Were Afraid to Ask.”

Author speaks about frequent questions regarding Native Americans

Mike Brown
April 4, 2019
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Native American author set to educate attendees on Native American people and culture

Mike Brown
April 1, 2019
Using a drum and chanting, Haitian songs were performed at Haitian Culture night in the Memorial Union. The event was hosted by ExerCYse is Medicine.

Haitian cultural night raises money for Wings of Hope

Mike Brown
April 1, 2019
Audience members were invited to ask panelists questions during an open question and answer segment.

White fragility lecturer speaks to Ames community members

Mike Brown
March 10, 2019
Revered David Vásquez-Levy (Pictured) and Luis Argueta told the shared stories of those affected by the Postville raid in 2008 and talked about issues surrounding the current climate of immigration.

Speakers discuss immigration issues at United Church of Christ

Mike Brown
March 3, 2019
Panelists speak about being black graduate students during the ISCORE conference Friday in the Oak Room of the Memorial Union.

3:10 to 4 p.m.: On Being Scholars: An Autoethnographic Account of Black men in Graduate Programs Discovering and Developing their Scholar Identity

Mike Brown
March 1, 2019
Robin DiAngelo, who received her PhD in Multicultural Education from the University of Washington and is currently a member of their faculty, came to Iowa State on Feb. 26 to speak to a crowd about her book White Fragility: Why Its So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism. Megan Petzold/ Iowa State Daily

Author talks discusses white fragility and conversations about race

Mike Brown
February 26, 2019
Jocelyn Jackson, Rudisang Motshubi and Blayne Stone present their research on “To be invisible or not: Understanding experiences of underrepresented students in STEM.” The 19th Thomas L. Hill Iowa State Conference on Race and Ethnicity (ISCORE) was held in the Memorial Union Friday. The event focuses on issues of race and ethnicity on a local and national scale.

2:10 to 3 p.m.: Graduate students in STEM see value in Iowa-Illinois-Nebraska Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation

Mike Brown
February 24, 2019
NCORE-ISCORE Project Scholars: Nahla Atroon, freshman in communication studies, Fabrice Eteka, senior in electrical engineering; Madeline Sikes, sophomore in sociology; and Satoria Wiliams, senior in psychology talked racial relations at the ISCORE Conference Friday. Together they led the session “Do I Got too Much Melanin?? (Asking for a friend): The Effects of Colorism within the Latinx Community. The sessions discussed the effects that colorism has on students within the Latinx population at Iowa State.

11 to 11:50 a.m.: Students present on the effects of colorism on the Latinx community

Mike Brown
February 24, 2019
Lincoln Lutrick, senior in kinesiology and health and Luis Gonzalez, junior in political science present how the U.S. prison system is today’s slavery. The 2019 ISCORE Conference took place Friday at the Memorial Union.

10 to 10:50 a.m.: Students discuss U.S. prison systems as modern slavery at ISCORE

Mike Brown
February 24, 2019
Theressa Cooper, who serves as the assistant dean for diversity for the Collegeof Agriculture and Life Sciences and adjunct assistant professor in the department of agricultural education and studies, delivers morning keynote for the 2019 ISCORE Conference on March 1.

ISCORE: Theressa Cooper delivers opening address

Mike Brown
February 24, 2019
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Ames Public Library to hold panel discussion on white fragility

Mike Brown
February 20, 2019
Jonnell Marion is an ISU alumni who started Inclusive Cultural University which is an organization focused on diversity and he is pitching it in Ames. He also led a task force that saved the Black Cultural Center.

The restoration story of the Black Cultural Center

Mike Brown
February 18, 2019
Attendees participated in a variety of reflections, which encouraged them to reflect on certain privileges they may or may not have, and how they play out in society.

Ames community members reflect on privilege

Mike Brown
February 5, 2019
Jonnell Marion is an ISU alumni who started Inclusive Cultural University which is an organization focused on diversity and he is pitching it in Ames. He also led a task force that saved the Black Cultural Center.

Inclusive Cultural University, created by Iowa State alumnus, focuses on ‘give respect, expect respect’

Mike Brown
January 22, 2019
Martin Luther King Jr. addresses a crowd from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial where he delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech during the Aug. 28, 1963, march on Washington, D.C.

The Legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.: An Iowa State perspective

Mike Brown
January 17, 2019
Iowa State students in AESHM 499 presented their exhibition, Black Lives Matter: Fashion, Liberation, and the Fight for Freedom, at the Ames Public Library on Dec. 4. The students presented their researched conducted throughout the semester. The exhibition will be on display until Dec. 11.

Ames Public Library hosts Black Lives Matter exhibition

Mike Brown
December 5, 2018
Dr. Liz Mendez-Shannon is the Diversity and Inclusion Project Director in Hispanic/Latinx Affairs at Iowa State.

‘We’re a better place because of the time she invested in Iowa State’: Liz Mendez-Shannon takes position at Denver consulting firm

Mike Brown
November 15, 2018
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First-generation students reflect on college experience during panel

Mike Brown
November 13, 2018
Fartumo Kusow reads the first scene from her new book Tale of a Boons Wife, a historical fiction about a young Somali womans life, at her lecture on Gender and Ethnicity among Somali Migrants and Refugees at the Ames Public Library on Nov. 8.

Author of ‘Tale of a Boon’s Wife’ discusses colorism and Somalia

Mike Brown
November 9, 2018
Students were able to play a variety of different card games, including UNO and BS.

Students play games from around the world at International Game Night

Mike Brown
November 6, 2018
Families pose with signs relating to Puerto Rican culture at Puerto Rico Culture night in the Memorial Union on Oct. 22.

Puerto Rican music and dancing brought together the Ames community Saturday night

Mike Brown
November 4, 2018
Barbara Pleasants an adjunct assistant professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology and her husband John Pleasants.

Iowa State community unites in response to Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Mike Brown
November 1, 2018
Families pose with signs relating to Puerto Rican culture at Puerto Rico Culture night in the Memorial Union on Oct. 22.

Puerto Rican Cultural Night on Saturday to feature live music, food

Mike Brown
November 1, 2018
Pablo Raúl Stinga, assistant professor of mathematics, teaches his students new math material on Oct. 25 in Carver Hall. Stinga was selected by Lathisms as the Oct. 14 Mathematician of the Day during a special campaign featuring Latinxs and Hispanics in mathematical science.

Assistant professor earns mathematics honors

Mike Brown
October 25, 2018
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Vanessa Espinoza to be inducted into Iowa Latino Hall of Fame

Mike Brown
October 9, 2018
Students participate in the PWIBlackOut in support of Colin Kaepernicks rally against police brutality and social injustices across the United States. Students showed up in black attire to represent their acknowledgement of the power of their voices. The Black Out was held in the front of the George Washington Carver building on Oct. 4.

Students wear all black and Nike clothing in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick

Mike Brown
October 4, 2018
Carver Hall, pictured in early November 2017 from the southeast.

PWI blackout to be held on Thursday at Carver Hall

Mike Brown
October 3, 2018
Members of the audience were given the option to ask questions during the Campus Conversations: Big or Small-Do You Call? lecture on Sept. 13. 

‘Big or Small — Do You Call?’: Iowa State’s latest campus conversation talks police reporting

Mike Brown
September 13, 2018
Student walking through the Multicultural Center in the Memorial Union

Multicultural student enrollment up at Iowa State due to efforts by administration

Mike Brown
September 12, 2018
People in the auditorium watching the performance. The audience in the theater.

Film depiction of French refugee crisis shown to Iowa State community

Mike Brown
September 9, 2018
Mohamad Hafez, architecture graduate from Iowa State University, speaks about how he uses his art to recreate a time or memory through a suitcase. Through his art he hopes to humanize the refugees plight. This lecture took place in the Memorial Union on Sept. 5.

Mohamad Hafez offers a new perspective on Syria, refugees and Muslims through storytelling and art

Mike Brown
September 6, 2018
Visitors listen to stories of refugees coming to America. The exhibit will be on display at the Christian Petersen Art Museum in Morill Hall from Sept. 4 to Oct. 19. 

UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage debuts at Iowa State, bringing the stories of refugees to Ames

Mike Brown
September 4, 2018
UNPACKED: Refugee Baggage installation by Mohamad Hafez. 

Iowa State alumnus brings the refugee story to Ames through art

Mike Brown
September 3, 2018
Iowa States Hindu YUVA and ISU PD celebrate Universal Oneness day on August 31, 2018.

Iowa State’s Hindu YUVA students offer a symbol of thanks and protection to the ISU PD

Mike Brown
August 31, 2018
A member of the red team laughs at a joke at his expense during Wild n Out, a comedy and rap battle, adapted from the popular MTV show Wild n Out hosted by Nick Cannon. The rap battles took place in Coover Hall on Aug. 29.

The Black Student Alliance Brings Wild N Out to ISU

Mike Brown
August 29, 2018
Student Government President, Julian Neely smiles as the room gives him as standing ovation moments after being sworn into office on Thursday, April 12.

Black Student Alliance highlights leadership strategies during panel

Mike Brown
August 28, 2018
Brookside Park is one of two Ames parks with restroom renovation projects waiting to be approved by Ames City Council. The Brookside Park Restroom Renovation Project includes replacing its old restroom with gender-neutral facilities.

Iowa State’s Veteran Center Barbecue featured a cookout and conversation

Mike Brown
August 23, 2018
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A sneak preview of the new George Washington Carver Documentary

Mike Brown
April 25, 2018
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George Washington Carver documentary screening preview on Wednesday

Mike Brown
April 24, 2018

Arab Dance Night brings community and celebration

Mike Brown
April 22, 2018

Stress relief and cultural dance: Iowa State’s Arab Dance Night

Mike Brown
April 20, 2018
Students and faculty gather in Martin Hall for the re-opening of El Centro on April 16. Graduate student Samuel Morales-Gonzalez led the effort to revive El Centro, a place where people who identify as Latinx and allies can gather.

Students’ vision for the future of El Centro

Mike Brown
April 18, 2018
Thomata Doe, presents her poster at the McNair Achievement poster contest in the Memorial Union on April 17.

15th annual McNair Research Symposium showcases academic success

Mike Brown
April 17, 2018
Students and faculty gather in Martin Hall for the re-opening of El Centro on April 16. Graduate student Samuel Morales-Gonzalez led the effort to revive El Centro, a place where people who identify as Latinx and allies can gather.

El Centro expanded event coverage

Mike Brown
April 16, 2018
Students and faculty gather in Martin Hall for the re-opening of El Centro on April 16. Graduate student Samuel Morales-Gonzalez led the effort to revive El Centro, a place where people who identify as Latinx and allies can gather.

El Centro revival: space reopens for Latinx students

Mike Brown
April 16, 2018
El Centro is located in Martin Hall.

El Centro to host launch event Monday

Mike Brown
April 15, 2018
El Centro is located in Martin Hall.

El Centro revival: an affinity space for Latinx students

Mike Brown
April 12, 2018
ISU Bhangra performs as a part of African Night on April 7 at the Ames Auditorium. African Night is held annually by the African Students Association and features cultural dances, a play, poetry and more.

African Night 2018 is a booming success

Mike Brown
April 7, 2018

“Global Issues” at Transforming Gender and Society 2018

Mike Brown
April 7, 2018
Willi Jacques, Kpandi Lumeh and Helen Yiga perform a play at the African Night show on April 16.

African Night 2018

Mike Brown
April 6, 2018
Derek Smith, a caseworker at the International Rescue Committee in Dallas, Texas, speaks about the app he created for helping refugees once they arrived to the United States. This event took place in the Sun Room of the Memorial Union April 2.

Modernizing relocation services: using technology to help refugees

Mike Brown
April 2, 2018
Jeffrey Burnette, assistant professor of economics at the Rochester Institute of Technology, presents at the American Indian Symposium on March 26 in the Cardinal Room of the Memorial Union.

Collaboration with Native populations and universities: a panel discussion

Mike Brown
March 26, 2018
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Collaboration in and with native communities from STEM to ag: a panel discussion

Mike Brown
March 25, 2018
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Iowa legislators introduce $35 million in cuts to the state

Mike Brown
March 20, 2018
During the Know Your Rights Panel on March 6th, 2018, (from left to right) Sonia Reyes-Snyder of the Iowa Department of Human Rights, Katharine Johnson Suski of the Iowa State Office of Admissions, Michael Levine of Student Legal Services and senior Ricky Corona spoke to the audience about the realistic views that society has and the options people have. 

Know your rights: DACA panel discussion

Mike Brown
March 6, 2018
Hailing from Kenya, where he was worked as a journalist, Charles Yier has brought his talents to the ISU library as liason for several colleges, including the Greenlee School of Journalism.

Former Kenyan journalist Charles Yier speaks about his journey to Iowa State

Mike Brown
March 6, 2018
Liz Mendez-Shannon talks about diversity and inclusion for the Hispanic and Latinx community at the Daily Lounge March 30.

Know Your Rights: DACA Discussion Panel

Mike Brown
March 6, 2018
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Scherezade Mama to lecture on physical activity in underserved populations

Mike Brown
March 1, 2018
The logo for Marvel Comics Black Panther series.

Black Panther showing cultural significance and box office dominance

Mike Brown
March 1, 2018
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Perspectives on Koreas uniting for the Olympics

Mike Brown
February 8, 2018
Michel Moushabeck of the Layaali Arabic Music Ensemble addresses the audience in the Great Hall prior to performing on Saturday night.

Students come together for Arabic Night

Mike Brown
February 4, 2018
The winning performance, Dabke, get their name from the Lebanese. The word originated from an Arabic word which means stamping of the feet, according to the group.

Arabic Night expects 400-500 attendees on Saturday

Mike Brown
February 2, 2018
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White nationalist propaganda found in Maple Hall

Mike Brown
January 26, 2018
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