Random Acts of Knowledge

<p>Oksana Perestoronina and her husband fled their home of Ukraine in 2022 when war came to their doorstep. </p><p>Her search to start a new life led her to Heartland Community College, where she took English as a...

<p>Getting kids interested in biology can start from the inside out.</p><p>Instructor Jacinda Shoot discusses the STEM Anatomy Workshops that bring middle and high school kids into a Heartland Community College...

<p>The impact of a tornado can extend far beyond the damage done to persons and property.</p><p>In his documentary "A Brief History of Chasing Storms," filmmaker Curtis Miller travels to towns defined by tornadoes in...

<p>Clinical services for substance abuse and mental health disorders are an important part of every community healthcare system.</p><p>Yet, even in a clinical environment, individuals might struggle to engage in...

<p>Was 3-year-old Christina McNeil killed by her own father or, instead, by a suspect who later would be convicted of another murder?</p><p>Barton McNeil is serving a 100-year sentence for the killing of his daughter...

<p>Resources for individuals who are leaving prison are available but many incarcerated people have no idea what is really waiting for them on the other side.</p><p>Support for formerly incarcerated people extends...

Whitney Rapp is Director of the Electric Vehicle Career Pathway Program at Heartland Community College.<br><br>One of the projects Whitney works on is to promote the Certified Manufacturing Associate Pre-Apprenticeship...

Jamie Snow is in prison, convicted in 2001 for the 1991 shooting of a gas station attendant, William Little, in Bloomington, IL.<br><br>For the last several years, a diverse group of people who learned the details of...

In an age with long-form videogaming, the appeal of Dungeons & Dragons might not seem apparent to some. But unleashing creativity and storytelling with a little teamwork and a handful of dice takes players to places not...

What does the story of Medusa have to do with the Me Too movement? How does the Hercules depicted by Disney differ from the hero celebrated in 900 BCE?<br><br>Heartland Community College Outstanding Faculty of the Year...

Dual Credit programs, such as the College NOW program at Heartland Community College, offer not only an early opportunity for students in high school to gain college credits, but they also offer a pathway for students...

Ronnie Carrasquillo spent nearly half a century in prison. Sentenced in 1977, Carrasquillo first sought parole in 1984 and went before the board over 30 times before finally gaining release in October of 2023...

In May 29, 1856, Abraham Lincoln gave the keynote address at a political convention in Bloomington, IL. His remarks were called, by his law partner William Herndon, “the grand effort of Lincoln’s Life.” Today, no...

The recent rise of electric vehicle manufacturers such as Tesla and Rivian has shown there is a market for transportation that does not rely as heavily on fossil fuel. <br><br>But despite the buzz around today’s...

Artist and activist Jessica McGhee was devastated to a community garden she and others had cultivated in their neighborhood was removed without much explanation. <br><br>Unable to create a new garden, she funneled her...