Engaged local news media can play important role in driving public debate and, ultimately, public policy. But as newsrooms across America shrink, especially in local…
How does sports participation impact human culture? Through discussion, photography and video, cultural anthropologist Ramirez Rios will share how basketball is used by…
Immigration has become a hotly contested political issue in the United States, and many Americans hold beliefs based on widely-held misconceptions. Our goal of this…
Illinois State Director of The Nature Conservancy, Michelle Carr, will speak about her efforts to advance critical conservation issues across the state. In particular,…
Many politicians in the U.S. have stridently argued that immigration should be severely limited, while others have argued that restrictions on immigration should be…
Major Franklin will discuss why it is more compassionate to advocate for the regulation and control of drugs, and have a law enforcement approach that defends human…
Co-Sponsored by Diversity Center and UIS Departments of Legal Studies, African-American Studies, and Public Health
A panel discussion composed of thought leaders in…
Be better anti-racists — replace White Talk with open vulnerable discussions to better see the problems of, and possible solutions to, injustice caused by white…
Twenty-two-year-old college student Jennifer Thompson was raped at knifepoint by a man who broke into her apartment while she slept. Wearing only a blanket, she escaped…
Sex trafficking is the gendered exploitation of poor girls and women. Professor Raphael has been researching the sex trade industry for the past 15 years, seeking to…
