All race

Maria Krysan

October 6, 2015

Faculty have their say for Chicago Ideas Week

Annual series focuses on innovation, politics, arts and social issues

September 8, 2015

Pop culture seminar looks at gender, race, power and ‘Empire’

Discussion of popular show Sept. 16 considers black families, community

Marcus Casey

July 14, 2015

Looking at urban issues through the lens of economics

Economist Marcus Casey studies education, race, crime and labor

Aerial views of damage caused from Hurricane Katrina the day after the hurricane hit August 30, 2005

March 4, 2015

A look at post-Katrina New Orleans

Author discusses politics of race, urban affairs, criminalization, education

students laying in the snow

February 10, 2015

Student ‘die-in’ takes stand against social injustice

Event reaffirms that #BlackLivesMatter to public health

Jacqueline Yvonne Smith

February 10, 2015

Sharing stories at People’s State of the Union

Group talks about power of community to stop mistreatment of others

Jesus (Chuy) Garcia

November 3, 2014

Mayoral candidate joins panel on inequality in Chicago

Jesús Garcia added to distinguished panel

Supporters of Michael Brown raise their hands and hold signs of protest against police brutality

August 26, 2014

Students, faculty speak out against police brutality

UIC community rallies against Michael Brown shooting

Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.

March 18, 2014

‘We must break the culture of ignorance’

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to UIC crowd in Student Center East

Scene from Clybourne Park

February 25, 2014

Tensions over race rise in ‘Clybourne Park’

UIC Theatre production tackles controversial topic

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