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  • Alma Mater Statue at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign on a summer day

    Responding to discrimination and harassment based on shared ancestry

    January 13, 2025 10:17 AM Dear Student, Faculty and Staff, The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign believes in creating an academic community that celebrates and supports the identities, cultures and faiths of all members of our university. To that end, we will not tolerate acts of discrimination, harassment, or related retaliation, […]

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    Results Released from Fall 2023 All Campus Climate Survey

    The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign All Campus Climate Survey results are available for download along with high-level findings and a report guide at go.illinois.edu/AllCampusSurvey. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign All Campus Climate Assessment examines how our university’s values of diversity, equity, and inclusion are reflected in the daily experiences of […]

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    Nominations Open for 2025 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards

    The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards are open for nominations with a deadline of May 23, 2025. The awards celebrate the achievements of faculty, academic professionals, and civic service employees who made significant contributions in creating and sustaining an inclusive living, learning, and working community at Illinois. There […]

  • The 2024 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award Winners from left to right: Elise Lanker, Chanda Hott, Brian Fulton and Dr. Irfan Ahmad.
    The 2024 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award Winners from left to right: Elise Lanker, Chanda Hott, Brian Fulton and Dr. Irfan Ahmad.

    Staff, Faculty awarded for work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Four University of Illinois faculty and staff members were recognized for their exceptional dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion as the 2024 recipients of the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards. The Larine Y. Cowan Awards are presented annually to University of Illinois faculty and staff by the Office […]

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    Announcing the Chancellor’s Call to Action Research Projects for 2025-26

    October 1, 2024 2:02 PM Dear Faculty and Staff,  I am pleased to announce the opening of the request for proposals for the 2025-26 Call to Action Research Program. Begun in Fall 2020, the goal of the program is to enhance exceptional cross-disciplinary research strengths and expand collaborations to build […]

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