September 21, 2020
UIC historian earns inaugural national award for economic, social justiceProgressive scholar will receive $250,000 to support social justice project
September 26, 2019
‘Angola 3’ prisoner discusses life in solitary confinement during UIC presentationMore than 200 attend Albert Woodfox’s talk, sponsored by the UIC Social Justice Initiative
September 17, 2019
‘Angola 3’ prisoner who spent four decades in solitary discusses memoir at UICAlbert Woodfox served the longest sentence in solitary confinement
June 7, 2019
New UIC report on racial inequity for Native Americans in ChicagoLatest report from Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy
December 3, 2018
$100K grant helps UIC professor focus on public conviction registriesPolice websites publish personal data about people with past convictions
November 7, 2018
UIC scholar honored for work serving the ‘public good’Ransby receives American Studies Association’s 2018 Angela Y. Davis Prize
November 17, 2017
Library collection highlights decades of social justice by Quaker groupArchives of American Friends Service Committee in Chicago open to researchers, students
June 13, 2017
Foxx receives UIC’s Social Justice Ally AwardAward recognizes leader who advances social justice
April 20, 2017
Social Justice Initiative receives grant for ‘Intellectual Quilting’ think tanksThree gatherings will tackle national social justice issues