Tag: University of Illinois at Chicago

Students

Free College Education Talk Is Cheap, Invest Now to Diversify and Secure the Future of Elite Colleges

Some of the Democratic candidates for president spend a lot of time talking about free college education. This is a complicated and important issue, as too many students who should be in college cannot afford to attend, and many of them come from underrepresented groups. Low- and middle-income underrepresented students who are able to attend college are often supported by generous scholarships from elite schools that are under huge pressure to diversify their student bodies.

October 29, 2019

News Roundup

NIH Gives $12M to UIC to Continue Latino Health Study

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a $12 million contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to continue its participation in the epidemiological Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). First launched in 2008, HCHS/SOL is a multi-site study created to locate specific diseases present within the Hispanic population, in addition […]

January 30, 2019

Women

Barbara Ransby Receives Scholarship for her Work to Better Society

Activist and writer Dr. Barbara Ransby, who’s also a historian at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), was recently selected as the recipient of the American Studies Association’s 2018 Angela Y. Davis Prize for Public Scholarship. The scholarship honors intellectuals who have exceptional work that is used to “educate the lay public, influence policies, […]

November 7, 2018

Recruitment & Retention

IBHE Fall 2018 Enrollment Data Shows Small Decrease

The Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) recently released its fall 2018 enrollment data at Illinois public universities, stating that the total enrollment is just one percent less than last fall’s numbers. “Such a small decrease indicates that the worst of the enrollment decline may be over,” said Dr. Al Bowman, IBHE’s executive director. “Our […]

October 11, 2018

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The Call to Nationalize Private University Endowments

Any action to nationalize funds ― whether restricted or unrestricted by category ― would have a chilling effect on the entire nonprofit community.

April 25, 2016

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AERA Sessions Pinpoint the Necessity of Social Justice

The recent polarization of unarmed Black men killed by White police officers has sparked a sense of urgency to address as curriculum at the American Education Research Association (AERA) annual meeting last week.

April 21, 2015