In a Mother Jones magazine story, Amy Kate Bailey, UIC associate professor of sociology, delivers historical perspective on lynching and addresses the pattern of powerful men misusing the term as a metaphor. http://bit.ly/2BIzTXQ
The latest outlets to cover co-authored research from James Unwin, UIC assistant professor of physics, that suggests there could be a small black hole at the edge of the solar system in an…
The Center Square, which covers statehouse and statewide news in Illinois, quotes Chris Mooney, W. Russell Arrington professor of state politics at UIC, an article about yesterday’s FBI raid of the office of…
William Parkinson, UIC professor of anthropology and curator at the Field Museum of Natural History, is quoted in a Chicago Tribune article on the 100th anniversary of the Oriental Institute in Chicago and its…
A New York Times article about the rising popularity of “trapcorrido” music, which blends Mexican folk ballads with trap music influences, includes comments from Jennifer Jones, UIC assistant professor of sociology. Jones believes…
Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, is interviewed in a Chicago Sun-Times story about allegations of patronage hiring by Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough. “Usually, patronage hiring is a symptom of machine…
Public corruption research from the UIC political science department is cited in an Illinois Policy Institute article on Jeffrey Sallet, the outgoing of chief of Chicago’s FBI office who suggested more corruption indictments…
The Chicago Sun-Times quotes Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, in a story examining Woodlawn community organizer Rev. Leon Finney’s political influence and complaints regarding his real estate management. “I think he’ll…
David Stovall, UIC professor of African American studies and criminology, law and justice, is interviewed in a Chicago Tribune article exploring various issues surrounding the NFL’s community involvement initiative with Jay-Z’s ROC Nation,…
CBS 2 interviewed Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, in a segment on Mayor Lightfoot’s first 100 days in office and her plans to address the city’s budget deficit of approximately $1…