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LAS English Department Launches New Website

The UIC College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of English has launched a new website, with updated materials, information, events, and much more.

UIC News: UIC Receives National Award for Diversity

The University of Illinois at Chicago received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education.

Windy City Times Covers Event Honoring John D'Emilio

Windy City Times recapped the UIC gender and women's studies department's recent two-day symposium honoring the career of John D'Emilio, pioneering gay history scholar and UIC professor emeritus of gender and women's studies and history.

LAS Communication Head Quoted in Chicago Tribune

The Chicago Tribune quotes Zizi Papacharissi, UIC professor and head of the LAS communication department, in an article on a controversial Facebook post involving teachers from Hinsdale Township High School District 86.

Fall of the Wall Week Begins September 22

The LAS School of Literatures, Cultural Studies, and Linguistics and Department of Germanic Studies will be hosting the "Fall of the Wall" campus week starting Monday, September 22nd to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.

Political Science Department Lecture Series Launched on September 17

The annual "Future of Chicago" lecture series, hosted by the LAS Department of Political Science, kicked off its inaugural 2014 event on September 17 with a lecture by Matthew Lippman, LAS professor emeritus of criminology, law and justice.

Distinguished Professor Deirdre McCloskey Interviewed on Tom Baker Program

UIC Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, Communication, and English, Deirdre McCloskey, was interviewed on the Tom Woods podcast regarding the first two installments of her On The Bourgeois Era series, the forthcoming publication of the third in that series, and her views on economic growth in the western hemisphere.