Following a promise to be a catalyst toward improving diversity and inclusion on Bradley’s campus earlier in June, university president Stephen Standifird provided an update for the initiatives in a July 1 email to students, staff and faculty. Standifird listed 16 members appointed to the…
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The 2020 fall semester will be quite different, and the university released more in-depth plans on how it will kick off in August. In an email sent to the Bradley students, faculty and staff on June 26, from university president Stephen Standifird, changes to campus…
Read more: Black student leaders call out for change. Update: Read about university president July 1 Stephen Standifird’s email on the promised diversity and inclusion initiatives. This story is part one of a series regarding students speaking out about racial issues at Bradley.
Black Lives Matter protests have occurred nationwide, and the effect has not failed to reach Bradley’s campus. Many students are calling out for change. Students and alumni have shared stories on Twitter and Facebook using #BlackAtBradleyU to describe some of their experiences with racism at…
Andres Diaz describes himself as a big dreamer. Three weeks ago, he declared his candidacy for mayor of Peoria. In the first week, he said the campaign received over $1,000 in donations. “For a local guy with no endorsements from elected officials or anything else,…
University officials are looking at how to keep students and staff from spreading the coronavirus into the fall semester. One way is through contact tracing. Contact tracing, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, is the process of warning someone when they might…
Bradley President Stephen Standifird will likely be remembered as the president who took over during a pandemic; the president who guided administration through back-to-school procedures during his first month in office. “If I would have known what I’d be walking into before I agreed to…
Following a statement on June 2 to all students regarding nationwide protests and looting in the wake of the death of George Floyd, university president Stephen Standifird released an apology on Friday afternoon. After a wave of criticism over the first statement, the new president…
Bradley’s director of orientation and advisement David Trillizio said that if Illinois doesn’t allow for large gatherings in the month of June, then the incoming freshmen orientation will be moved online. The decision will be decided on June 1. As a result, summer orientation is…
The university provided updates regarding the 2020 fall semester in an email sent out this afternoon, including the cancelation of fall break originally scheduled for Oct. 10-13, and the elimination of in-person classes the last few weeks of the semester. “These decisions will reduce some…