News

McCloskey Supports AEA Conflict of Interest Disclosure

An article in Business Week discussed the need for authors submitting papers to the American Economic Association to disclose any potential conflicts of interest, an idea supported by UIC LAS Distinguished Professor of English, Economics and History Diedre McCloskey.

Urrea Discusses New Novel

WGN-TV's "Adelante Chicago" featured an interview with LAS Distinguished Professor of English Luis Alberto Urrea. They discussed his new book Queen of America.

Graff Writes Essay Defending Value of Humanities

Professor of English Gerald Graff co-authored an article for Inside Higher Ed defending the value of a humanities education in an age when higher education is increasingly only about moving students through a curriculum streamlined for job preparation.

Noted Author Luis Alberto Urrea Comes Home Again

Luis Alberto Urrea, LAS distinguished professor of English, discussed his new book, Queen of America, writing, teaching and San Diego in an interview with the San Diego Union Tribune.

Mazza Named University Scholar

Cris Mazza, a professor in the English department and director of the UIC Program for Writers, was named a 2011 University Scholar for her outstanding research, teaching and for her great promise for future achievements.

Cassidy Blends In-Person and Online Coursework

In a UIC News article about the UIC Instructional Technology Laboratory and its numerous innovations on campus, Marsha Cassidy, a lecturer in the Department of English, was mentioned as one of faculty teaching the English 110 blended learning class with in-person and online coursework.

Graff on the Loss of a Liberal Arts Education

English Professor Gerald Graff was quoted in a Times Higher Education article on the current anti-science climate and its direct relationship to the loss of a liberal arts education.

LAS Student Honored with Local Health Run

English student Andrea Heath - who continues her battle with neurofibromatosis with courage and a great outlook on life - was honored in her hometown with the second annual Andi's Run.

Isaacs Organizes Blues Benefit Concert

David Isaacs, an undergraduate student in the Department of English, helped to organize and promote a benefit concert for the late Blues legend David "Honeybee" Edwards.