Indiana University Professor Dr. Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, a longtime Anyone Can Achieve mentor, is honored by the Central States Communication Association (CSCA) with a speaker series that bears her name: the Carolyn Calloway-Thomas Inclusivity Speaker Series (CC-T ISS).
About the Speaker Series
The CC-T ISS is named in honor of a distinguished scholar with a long-standing commitment to CSCA. Dr. Calloway-Thomas’ scholarship is nationally recognized in intercultural communication and rhetorical studies.
The series was founded and is primarily sponsored by members of the Ethnicity, Race, International, and Class Concerns (ERICC) Caucus. Following committee recommendations, at least one speaker is invited annually to deliver a lecture or participate in a focused discussion panel on inclusive scholarship. Speakers are designated as CSCA Calloway-Thomas Inclusivity Fellows after their participation.
Calloway-Thomas Inclusivity Fellows
- 2026 – Fernando Delgado, Lehman College
- 2025 – Eddah M. Mutua, St. Cloud State University
- 2024 – Stephen A. Spates, Michigan State University
- 2023 – Amber Johnson, Saint Louis University
- 2022 – Molefi Kete Asante, Temple University
- 2021 – Robin M. Boylorn, University of Alabama; Tina Maria Harris, Louisiana State University; and Karla D. Scott, Saint Louis University
2026 CC-T ISS Committee
- Chair: Jennifer Willis-Rivera, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- Chair-elect: Amy Aldridge, Middle Tennessee State University
- Jennifer Morey Hawkins, St. Cloud State University
Fundraising Committee
- Carolyn Calloway-Thomas, Indiana University
- Amy Aldridge, Middle Tennessee State University
- Jennifer Willis-Rivera, University of Wisconsin-River Falls
- Hsin-I Sydney Yueh, University of Missouri
More about Dr. Calloway-Thomas: her mentor profile, the W. George Pinnell Award, and her National Communication Association and Indiana University awards.