All creative writing
May 8, 2026
Professor named to American Academy of Arts and SciencesLuis Alberto Urrea is the eighth UIC faculty member to join the prestigious honorary society.
October 20, 2022
UIC hosts roundtable of ‘Growing Up Chicago’ writers, editorsOct. 26 event to be held at Institute for the Humanities
April 6, 2017
UIC’s Urrea wins American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in LiteratureWriter joins previous winners Ta-Nehisi Coates, Lin-Manuel Miranda
March 10, 2016
UIC professor, author named finalist for top literary awardUrrea recognized for his short-story collection, “The Water Museum”