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Professor Amalia Pallares and LAS Student Yasmeen Elagha Interviewed By Democracy Now

Democracy Now!, a public media news program, interviewed Amalia Pallares, UIC professor and director of Latin American and Latino studies and political science, and Yasmeen Elagha, a UIC sophomore studying political science and urban studies, about the organization of protests against last week's Donald Trump rally.

NC Chronicle Covers Lecture by Professor Barbara Ransby

Barbara Ransby, LAS Distinguished Professor of African American Studies, Gender and Women’s Studies, and History delivered a lecture to students at a private university in Winston-Salem, South Carolina.

Barbara Ransby quoted in the New Yorker

Barbara Ransby, UIC distinguished professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies and history, is quoted in The New Yorker magazine’s article on the Black Lives Matter movement, how it differs from…