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Walter Green talks about Carbondale history, segregation, and growing up in Southern Illinois. Mr. Green remembers professor London Branch and the story of how he brought Scott Joplin's opera, Treemonisha, to Southern Illinois University in 1972. Walter Green and archivist Walter Ray organized the 50-year anniversary of that performance.

Joe Eddy Brown is a 1970, SIU School of Design graduate. He attended SIU during the days when Buckminster Fuller was here. He was friends with Buzz Spector and is the creator of the Rayfield Whimple IV, the Metamatic art machine. Joe Eddy was a teacher for most of his career in the northern suburbs in Illinois.

Buzz Spector is an acclaimed artist, educator, and critical writer. He has had shows in galleries and museums including the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Corcoran Gallery of Art in Washington D.C., and recently in the St. Louis Museum of Art. As an undergraduate he began the student run literary magazine "Grassroots" which is still published today. Buzz recently retired from his position as Dean of the College & Graduate School of Art at Washington University.

Crystal Kuykendall grew up on the south-side of Chicago, the first in her family to go to college. While at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, she found her strength and motivation to become a national figure as an educator, human relations expert, legal analyst and inspiration to millions.

Crystal Kuykendall grew up on the south-side of Chicago, the first in her family to go to college. While at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, she found her strength and motivation to become a national figure as an educator, human relations expert, legal analyst and inspiration to millions.

On Friday August 25 at 6pm in the University Museum Auditorium, Jimmy will be giving a talk at the reception for Trajectory the artwork of Jimmy Wright and Arch Connelly. The show is spectacular and will remain up all semester. This episode will help people know more about this talented artist and provide background for the show.

On Friday August 25 at 6pm in the University Museum Auditorium, Jimmy will be giving a talk at the reception for Trajectory the artwork of Jimmy Wright and Arch Connelly. The show is spectacular and will remain up all semester. This episode will help people know more about this talented artist and provide background for the show.

Digital Narratives are born in Morris Library in the Digital Xpressions Lab. Students and faculty are building new ways to tell stories, present scholarship, design games, and explore their curiosity. #Digital #Scholarship #MorrisLibrary Our first venture into video podcasting.

SIU emeritus History Professor Michael Batinski is back in town talking about the forgotten stories of Jackson County, Illinois. His book, Forgetting and the Forgotten A Thousand Years of Contested Histories in the Heartland, is published by the SIU Press and available on their website: ⁠http://siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3837-5⁠.

SIU emeritus History Professor Michael Batinski is back in town talking about the forgotten stories of Jackson County, Illinois. His book, Forgetting and the Forgotten A Thousand Years of Contested Histories in the Heartland, is published by the SIU Press and available on their website: http://siupress.com/books/978-0-8093-3837-5.

The Special Collections Research Center is a key contact point for Morris Library, a place where we engage with surrounding communities and scholars from around the world. We preserve the university’s history and keep it alive through social media and in person events and exhibits. It is a place for the library to express its own identity through the collecting areas we have chosen. Donations help us today to preserve the past for the future. https://siuday.siu.edu/giving-day/65813/department/65821?utm_source=scalefunder&utm_campaign=amb_share&utm_content=8hfu0ncewgrwd5hct5i1e7b&utm_medium=plain

The SIU Day of Giving has provided funds that helped the SIU Press embark on innovative ways to bring their books to readers. The Press and WSIU created Blanket Fort Radio Theater with creative writing students to bring audio books to NPR listeners.