Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history, is interviewed in a WGN-TV story on the CPS’ school rating system and how attendees of the bottom ranked schools are predominantly minority students. “The fact…
Nnedi Okorafor, a UIC alumna who received her master’s degree (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in English, is the subject of an in-depth Chicago Tribune profile. http://bit.ly/2wh9gXg (subscription may be required)
USA Today quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor of sociology, in a story on baby boomers choosing to stay in their homes rather than downsizing. “Remaining in one’s old house is part of remaining…
A Chicago Sun-Times article contrasts the positions held by Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, on mayors tolerating dissent when he was as a Chicago alderman and now in his role as…
Beth Richie, UIC professor and head of criminology, law, and justice; and professor of African American studies; and Barbara Ransby, UIC professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and history; LAS…
Evan McKenzie, UIC professor and head of political science, is quoted in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution story on the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia, transitioning from an operations model based on outsourcing functions to…
The Daily Herald highlights Honors College member Anis Barmada, a junior in biological sciences and chemistry in LAS, for being one of the latest recipients of the prestigious Goldwater scholarship. http://bit.ly/2wb6pz7
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…