Awards

UIC wins Inclusive Excellence Award collage of campus groups

UIC Wins NADOHE Institutional Excellence Award

The National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) awarded the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) its 2021 Institutional Excellence Award as a 4-year public institution.

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2016

UIC recibe galardón nacional por diversidad, inclusión

La Universidad de Illinois en Chicago (UIC) recibió el galardón “Excelencia En La Diversidad En La Educación Superior” del 2016 (reconocido como “HEED” por sus cifras en inglés) otorgado por la revista INSIGHT Into…

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UIC students awarded Asian American-related scholarships

All seven students from Illinois who are recipients of the 2017-18 Asian & Pacific Islander American Scholarship awards are students at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The program is the nation’s largest…

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Global Asian Studies launches

The latest evolution of Asian Studies and Asian American Studies at UIC is taking shape this fall with the launch of the new Global Asian Studies program. The program not only merges the College of…

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UIC earns national award for diversity, inclusion

UIC received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient of the annual HEED Award — a…

heed 2016

UIC earns national award for diversity and inclusion

The University of Illinois at Chicago received the 2016 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. As a recipient…

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UIC earns silver rating for sustainability

UIC’s sustainability efforts were recently recognized with a rating of “silver” from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Silver certification represents further improvement over bronze, which was UIC’s rating in…

White House

White House adviser ‘impressed’ with student initiatives

It’s up to universities like UIC to help President Obama achieve his vision, says White House adviser Akil Vohra.“From the president’s perspective, we want to make sure that by 2020, we have the…

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UI Health recognized for LGBT-inclusive policies

The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian,…

HEED 2014 award

UIC receives national higher education award for diversity

UIC received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The HEED Award is a national honor recognizing U.S. colleges and…

HEED 2014 award

UIC receives national award for diversity

The University of Illinois at Chicago received the 2014 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education. The HEED Award…