We dedicate this page to just a few of the excellent staff, faculty and students of the Black/African Descent community at UIC.

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2023 Dean's Merit Award, Master's, special education
Gerald N. Daye Jr.
2023 Dean's Merit Award, Master's, special education
Ph.D. Student, Public Health
Alexis Grant
Ph.D. Student, Public Health
Ph.D. Student, Education
Nina Hike
Ph.D. Student, Education
Masters Student, Architecture
Maya Matabwa
Masters Student, Architecture
2023 Dean's Merit Award Bachelor’s, human development and learning
Isaiah M. Stewart
2023 Dean's Merit Award Bachelor’s, human development and learning
Masters Student, Public Health
Abiagail Suleman
Masters Student, Public Health
CUPPA Public Policy & UPPF Fellow
Haniyyah Thomas
CUPPA Public Policy & UPPF Fellow
Student, Honors College
Courtney Washington
Student, Honors College

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Office of Diversity, Equity & Engagement
Karen Coicou
Office of Diversity, Equity & Engagement
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellness
Raphael Florestal-Kevelier
Assistant Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellness
Assistant Dean
Charles McPherson
Assistant Dean
Executive Director, Council on Teacher Education
Aginah Muhammad
Executive Director, Council on Teacher Education

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Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Community Health Sciences
Larelle Bookhart
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Community Health Sciences
Bridge to the Faculty Postdoc (2020) - Public Administration
Lawrence Brown
Bridge to the Faculty Postdoc (2020) - Public Administration
Director, Clinical Pathology
Sally Campbell-Lee
Director, Clinical Pathology
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Zizwe Chase
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Senior Lecturer
Margena Christian
Senior Lecturer
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Theatre
Monty Cole
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Theatre
Bridge to the Faculty Postdoc (2020) - Biological Sciences
Jarrad Hampton-Marcell
Bridge to the Faculty Postdoc (2020) - Biological Sciences
Associate Professor, Education
Decoteau Irby
Associate Professor, Education
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - English
Lauren Johnson
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - English
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Educational Policy Studies
Gordon Palmer
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Educational Policy Studies
College of Medicine
Heather Prendergast
College of Medicine
Black Studies
Barbara Ransby
Black Studies
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Criminology, Law & Justice
ash stephens
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Criminology, Law & Justice
Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
Stacey Sutton
Associate Professor of Urban Planning and Policy
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Electrical & Computer Engineering
Dieff Vital
Bridge to Faculty Postdoc (2021) - Electrical & Computer Engineering