News Professor Jennifer Brier Interviewed in a Hyde Park Herald Article Over the past two summers, youth from the South Side did a deep dive into their physical surroundings and their history and imagined what could rise from it in the future. “The idea… Professor Jennifer Brier featured in Chicago Tribune A Chicago Tribune article on an initiative to sponsor arts and humanities projects among the three University of Illinois campuses features comments from Jennifer Brier, UIC professor and director of gender and women’s… The African American Studies Departmental Award & Grace Holt Memorial Award We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting applications for The Grace Holt Memorial Award and the African American Studies Departmental Award. To find out more information about each award please… Professor Barbara Ransby and Elizabeth Todd-Breland Works Named Best Books in 2018 “Making All Black Lives Matter: Reimagining Freedom in the Twenty-First Century,” by Barbara Ransby, UIC professor of African American studies, gender and women’s studies, and history; LAS distinguished professor; and director of the… Education Week Interviewed Professor Elizabeth-Todd Breland Education Week interviewed Elizabeth Todd-Breland, UIC assistant professor of history, in an article about teacher unions seeking charter teachers to become members while simultaneously pushing anti-charter school policies within public education. Todd-Breland addresses… Professor Beth Richie Quoted in HuffPost HuffPost quotes Beth Richie, UIC professor and head of criminology, law, and justice, in an article on black female victims of domestic violence being hesitant to notify police about their attackers. “There is… Alumni Zakkiyyah Najeebah's Artwork Featured in Group Exhibition Alum Zakkiyyah Najeebah’s artwork will be shown in a group exhibition which opens this week. The exhibition explores the work of 7 artists who through the act of re-appropriating materials are looking at… Professor Roderick Ferguson Was Interviewed by Truthout Professor Roderick Ferguson discussed the radical roots of the LGBTQ movements as well as the capitalist motivations for commodifying queerness. In the interview, he examines how the movement today can combat those motivations to… AAST Students Spoke on Illinois Bicentennial Panel African American Studies students Alexandra and Frederique Desrosiers spoke in a panel discussion with students about their experiences and the benefits of being active citizens. The student discussed how AAST has shaped their… Professor Barbara Ransby selected for ASA Award The Angela Y. Davis Award for Public Scholarship recognizes scholars who have applied or used their scholarship for the “public good.” This includes work that explicitly aims to educate the lay public, influence… Prev 1 … 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Next