Category Archives: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“Black Cultural Politics in a Color Blind Nation” Lecture by Tricia Rose

Posted on 10/12/2012 by Public i

“Black Cultural Politics in a Color Blind Nation” Lecture by Tricia Rose (Africana Studies, Brown University) Date: November 1, 2012 Time: 4:00 p.m. Location: Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum Co-Sponsored by IPRH and the Spurlock Museum. David R. Roediger, Kendrick C. … Continue reading →

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GEO Holds Rally For Fair Contract

Posted on 09/08/2012 by Public i

On Sept. 20, the Graduate Employees’ Union held a rally outside of Leavis Faculty Center where inside negotiations were taking place over a new contract.

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UIUC Conference: The Problem of the Twenty-First Century: Race and Racism in and Beyond the United States

Posted on 07/10/2012 by Public i

THE PROBLEM OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: RACE AND RACISM IN AND BEYOND THE UNITED STATES Transnational Studies and Race/Class/Gender Workshop University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign September 7-8, 2012 Keynote Speaker, Howard Winant, Howard Winant is author of Racial Formation in the … Continue reading →

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Wherefore Cultural Centers at UIUC? A New Way Forward

Posted on 06/26/2012 by Terry Townsend

On February 20, 1969, J.W. Peltason, the first Chancellor of the University of Illinois at Urbana (UIUC) and the Faculty Senate began the process to establish the Black Cultural Program-commonly referred to as the Black Cultural Center. Three major factors … Continue reading →

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Pre-1968 Foundations of African American Recruitment at the U of I

Posted on 03/22/2012 by Belden Fields

(767 words)   Pre-1968 Foundations of African American Student Recruitment at the U of I (edited)   Joseph H. Smith   Joseph H. Smith served the U of I as an administrator and English professor from 1964 to 1994.  He … Continue reading →

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Red Tails, A Historically Accurate Film?

Posted on 03/01/2012 by Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua

By Sundiata Cha-Jua Dr. Sundiata Cha-Jua is a Associate Professor in the Department of African American Studies and History at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Previously published at: http://illinois.edu/lb/article/72/59144 America’s first unit of African-American fighter pilots, the highly decorated Tuskegee … Continue reading →

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Crisis for U of I President Hogan

Posted on 02/15/2012 by anonymous

U of I President Michael Hogan had little reason to enjoy his winter vacation. Not even his $600,000 plus salary could buy him a break.  Sometime around mid-semester, Hogan probably thought he was on a roll. His Enrollment Management Plan … Continue reading →

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GEO Victory! Arbitrator Rules in Favor of Tuition Waivers

Posted on 11/01/2011 by Rodrigo Pacheco-McEvoy

Tuition waivers have long been an important issue for graduate employees at the University of Illinois. As such, the recent arbitration victory for the Graduate Employees Organization (GEO) against the UIUC administration marks the beginning of another long battle regarding … Continue reading →

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S.P.E.A.K. Cafe is Back!

Posted on 08/23/2011 by Public i

SPEAK CAFE’…RACE, ROOTS, AND RESISTANCE: REVISITING THE BLACK POWER MOVEMENT! (OPEN MIC POETRY/SPOKEN WORD SET) Thursday Sept 1, 2011 Doors open at 6:30pm, set from 7-9pm Krannert ART Museum located at 500 E. Peabody on campus. take 4th St. south … Continue reading →

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UIUC Disappoints Environmental Community

Posted on 05/21/2011 by Katie Kinley

Millions of years ago, dinosaurs died off and left humans a parting gift—a vast supply of fossil fuels. Coal, natural gas, and oil are the black gold upon which society’s standard of living is built on today, and account for … Continue reading →

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