María de Los Angeles Torres, professor and director of the Department of Latin American and Latino Studies, was quoted in a Bloomberg article entitled “Carnival to Delay Cuba Cruises Until Cuban-Americans Allowed.” The…
David Stovall, LAS professor in the departments of African American Studies and Educational Policy Studies, was quoted in a New York Times Magazine article entitled “Earning the ‘Woke’ Badge,” which discusses the new…
The Chicago Tribune reports that the work of LAS alumna Joanna Kurowska, Ph.D. Literature and a former UIC instructor, will appear in the literary magazine Willow Review, a non-profit journal published by the…
Barbara Risman, professor in the Department of Sociology, was quoted in a recent New York Times article entitled “North Carolina and Mississippi See Tourist Backlash After L.G.B.T. Laws.” The article examines the public…
Congratulations, Gayatri! Gayatri has received both the American Institute of India Studies (AIIS) Senior Fellowship as well as the Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research Grant for her new project ‘The Karma of Black Folk: Siddis’ and…
Congratulations, Nadine! The Kip Project at the American University of Beirut has awarded Nadine Naber a grant for her project, “Sectarianism and National Emergencies: Barriers or Facilitators for Women, Sexual Minorities, and Transgender…
The KIP Project at the American University of Beirut has awarded Nadine Naber with a grant for her project, “Sectarianism and National Emergencies: Barriers or Facilitators for Women, Sexual Minorities, and Transgender People?”…
Four professors and one graduate student from the department of anthropology have received numerous awards and grants for the upcoming school year of Fall 2016.
Learning sciences researcher James Pellegrino of the University of Illinois at Chicago has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation's most prestigious honorary societies and research centers.