A WBEZ news story focuses on a new report from the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) that looks at the challenges and contributions of Native Americans in Chicago. Interviewed…
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced the new members of the Chicago Board of Education including Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history. See this exciting news across various media outlets: Chalkbeat/Block Club Chicago,…
Roy Plotnick, professor of earth and environmental science at UIC, is quoted in an article in the New York Times about a school of fish that has been perfectly preserved in rock. The…
The New York Times quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor of sociology and LAS distinguished professor, in a story on gender-neutral teenagers who wish to have a third gender option available on identity documents,…
Julie Peters, associate director of the Teaching of History program at UIC and clinical associate professor of history, is interviewed in a WBEZ story on proposed state legislation that would alter the state’s…
Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history, is interviewed in a WGN-TV story on the CPS’ school rating system and how attendees of the bottom ranked schools are predominantly minority students. “The fact…
Nnedi Okorafor, a UIC alumna who received her master’s degree (2002) and Ph.D. (2007) in English, is the subject of an in-depth Chicago Tribune profile. http://bit.ly/2wh9gXg (subscription may be required)
USA Today quotes Barbara Risman, UIC professor of sociology, in a story on baby boomers choosing to stay in their homes rather than downsizing. “Remaining in one’s old house is part of remaining…
A Chicago Sun-Times article contrasts the positions held by Dick Simpson, UIC professor of political science, on mayors tolerating dissent when he was as a Chicago alderman and now in his role as…
Beth Richie, UIC professor and head of criminology, law, and justice; and professor of African American studies; and Barbara Ransby, UIC professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and history; LAS…