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At ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù, we are proud of the diversity of our community, and we celebrate our cultural differences.

Read about the new George Floyd Social Justice Scholarship and more.

When the COVID-19 pandemic began changing everyday life at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù, Assistant Professor of English Ryan Poll looked to literature for answers and developed a series for PopMatters. 

The Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) has granted ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù’s Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education accreditation at the initial-licensure level and advanced-level.

The extended spring break is almost over, and ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù will resume instruction—remotely—on Monday, March 30. As we prepare for this unexpected reality for the rest of the Spring 2020 semester, we provide academic and wellness resources for students, faculty and staff.

May Commencement was postponed, but we’re still excited to celebrate the Class of 2020! Meet one spring graduate who’s off to Yale, an alum who’s now a professor at Princeton and a Pulitzer Prize finalist, and an instructor who’s up for a Peabody award.

As ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù nears the end of the spring semester, the University community showed its pride on social media while helping bring attention to the Student Emergency Fund.

ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn is removing one more barrier to higher education: standardized test scores. Read about this Fall 2020 initiative, newly tenured faculty, virtual events and more in this edition of Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn.

ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù’s Daniel L. Goodwin College of Education announced changes to several of its programs’ names and has made some additions for the upcoming term. There’s still time to register for the 48th annual Chuck Kane Scholarship Golf Event, attend a new Multicultural Student Orientation or participate in Summer Safe Zone training if you’re a ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn staff or faculty member. Read about all this and more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn.
 

A graduate student is already putting her education into practice at the Chicago Park District. Read about her work on Chicago’s lakefront and much more in this week’s edition of Noteworthy at ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëùn.