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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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • 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 […]

  • Join the Campuswide IlliniFest Scavenger Hunt

    Join us on Saturday, September 21 for IlliniFest, a campus-wide event designed to help you explore Illinois to the fullest and see yourself as part of it! While you’re on campus, explore historical and cultural sites around campus during the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion scavenger hunt. […]

  • All Campus Climate Survey Is Now Open

    All campus members are encouraged to take the survey to examine whether the university’s values of diversity, equity and inclusion are reflected in the daily experiences of students, faculty and staff. Every response can improve the experience at Illinois for themselves and friends, students and colleagues.

  • Staff, Faculty and the Department of Education Policy, Organization & Leadership awarded for work in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Four University of Illinois faculty and staff members and the Department of Education, Policy, Organization & Inclusion will be recognized for their exceptional dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion as the 2023 recipients of the Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards. The Larine Y. Cowan Awards are presented annually […]

  • Nominations Open for 2023 Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Awards

    The Larine Y. Cowan Make a Difference Award is open for nominations until May 23. 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 are four categories open […]

  • National Organization Braver Angels to Address Political Polarization with Campus, Community Partners

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CHAMPAIGN, ILL — Experts from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and the national organization Braver Angels will make up a panel at an upcoming event as part of efforts to address the political polarization of recent years. The event, “Building a House United: A Local Conversation in […]