Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new members of the Chicago Board of Education including Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history. See this exciting news across various media outlets: Chalkbeat/Block Club Chicago,…
Wasan Kumar, a sophomore neuroscience major in LAS and Honors College member, is profiled by News India Times, a national weekly newspaper, and Desi Talk Chicago, a weekly newspaper serving the Chicago area…
Newsweek quotes Maria Krysan, UIC professor and head of sociology, in a story about a Pew Research Center survey of Americans’ views of the country’s growing racial and ethnic diversity. Krysan, who is…
The Chicago Tribune interviews Barbara Risman, UIC professor of sociology and LAS distinguished professor, in a story exploring societal views of childbirth and women’s health, and how the current generation of mothers, including…
Newsweek quotes Patrick Ryan Williams, UIC adjunct professor of anthropology, in an article about a study that suggests climate change was a major factor in the decline of ancient South American populations. Williams,…
The New Republic published an article from Kevin Schultz, UIC professor of history, who delivers historical context related to “Judeo-Christian tradition” and the contemporary right-wing’s appropriation of the term. http://bit.ly/2VqB6iN
Jane Rhodes, UIC professor and head of African American studies, is among the featured historians and scholars interviewed during the PBS documentary “Boss: The Black Experience in Business,” which documents 150 years of…
Christina Pugh, professor of English, was named the winner of the 2019 Juniper Prize for Poetry for Stardust Media, a collection of poems that “converse with technologies both ancient and electronic.” Pugh and winners of the…
The May issue of West Suburban Living magazine features a Q&A with Luis Alberto Urrea, UIC professor of English and LAS distinguished professor.http://bit.ly/2GJoNUq
Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, is quoted in a Chicago Sun-Times obituary for Chris Chandler, a journalist and former aide to Mayor Harold Washington. http://bit.ly/2GQUPxF The Associated Press quotes Dick Simpson, UIC…