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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 […]

  • Professor Ilana Redstone poses in front of green tress and the brown brick of Foellinger Auditorium.
    Professor Ilana Redstone. Photo by Fred Zwicky / University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

    Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Welcomes First Faculty Fellow

    The Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion is pleased to announce a new Vice Chancellor’s Fellow position, which began this fall with Professor Ilana Redstone serving as the first fellow. Professor Redstone is an associate professor in the Department of Sociology in the College of Liberal […]

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