UIC scholar receives 2021 Women and Media Award

Professor Barbra Ransby at a podium with a microphone

University of Illinois Chicago historian Barbara Ransby has been awarded the 2021 Women and Media Award from the Women’s Institute for Freedom of the Press. Ransby is a professor of Black studies, gender and women’s studies, and history; LAS distinguished professor; director of the Social Justice Initiative; and MacArthur Endowed Chair at UIC