A recent author event featuring Luis Alberto Urrea, UIC professor of English and LAS distinguished professor, will appear during a segment from Oprah Winfrey's "Super Soul Sunday" program.
Luis Alberto Urrea, an LAS distinguished professor in the Department of English, was a guest on WTTW-TV's "Chicago Tonight" for a discussion about his latest book, Queen of America.
The UIC Graduate Awards Committee awarded three LAS graduate students with Outstanding Thesis Awards for 2012-13 in the divisions of Fine Arts and Humanities, Engineering, Mathematics, and Physical Science, and Behavioral and Social Sciences.
The National Endowment for the Arts has selected a University of Illinois at Chicago writing professor's novel for a prestigious national reading program.
Rachel Havrelock, an associate professor of English and Jewish studies, addressed self-reflection in the midst of the 10 Days of Awe, a college nemesis, and the limits of forgiveness in her latest Huffington Post blog.
Luis Alberto Urrea, an LAS distinguished professor in the Department of English, will be the featured speaker for the 2012 Ashley and Terry Ursrey Memorial Lecture Series in Savannah, Georgia.
Chris Messenger, professor emeritus of English, participated in a series of interviews for a History Channel documentary about "The Godfather" film series.
In a column appearing in The Chronicle of Higher Education's Chronicle Review section, Lennard Davis, LAS distinguished professor of English, disability and human development, and medical education, wrote about his positive experiences using flexible reading lists in the courses he teaches.