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Jair Alvarez

Latino Gen Z Voters Ready to Vote for Change

LAS Political Science student Jair Alvarez was featured in a Fox 32 Chicago interview alongside two fellow UIC students, discussing the crucial role of Latino Gen Z voters in the upcoming 2024 election…

Hayley Negrin

Hayley Negrin of History wins Anne Braden Prize

Congratulations to Hayley Negrin of History for winning the prestigious Anne Braden Prize for the best work in Southern women’s history from Southern Historical Association / Journal of Southern History for her exceptional…

Xóchitl Bada

Xóchitl Bada receives the 2024 Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award

Congratulations to Xóchitl Bada of Latin American and Latino Studies for receiving the Latin@/x Caucus Best Book Award by the American Political Science Association for her book, Scaling Migrant Worker Rights: How Advocates Collaborate and Contest…