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Lennard J. Davis Featured in Inside Higher Ed Article

Lennard J. Davis, LAS professor in the Department of English, was featured in a November 3, 2015 Inside Higher Ed article entitled “The Right Thing to Do,” which discusses Davis’ and his colleagues’…

LAS Political Science Sophmore Usama Ibrahim Named Rangel Scholar

Usama Ibrahim – LAS neuroscience and political science sophmore – is one of 15 scholars selected nationwide for the 2015 Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Summer Enrichment Program. Ibrahim is the first UIC student chosen to participate in this selective six-week program.

LAS Associate Professor Amanda Lewis Featured in NEA Today Q&A

Amanda Lewis, LAS associate professor of African American Studies and Sociology, was recently featured in an October 21, 2015 Q&A with the National Education Association’s website NEA Today in an article entitled “How Good…

LAS Sociology Professor Barbara Risman Quoted in Chicago Tribune

Barbara Risman, UIC professor in the Department of Sociology, was quoted in an October 23, 2015 Chicago Tribune column entitled “When Women Call Themselves the G-word,” which examines adult women being called “girls”…