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.
Luis Alberto Urrea, LAS distinguished professor of English, was highlighted in the June 7 edition of Newcity, an online newsite for cultural events in Chicago, which featured the publication's "Lit 50: Who Really Books in Chicago 2012" annual literary review. Urrea was number 13 on 2012's list, which focuses on the city's "on-the-page-creators," which includes writers, poets, book designers and more.
NPR's "Talk of the Nation" featured an interview with LAS Distinguished Professor of English Luis Urrea. Urrea discussed life for those along the border and the impact of changes in state and U.S. immigration policy.
Diedre McCloskey, professor of economics, English and history, wrote a column for The New Republic regarding the evolution of society's obession with the concept of "happiness." She argues that, in the long view of society, happiness as a goal is relatively new, and that it is not something which can be simply measured on a numeric scale.