UIC Faculty Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award

Purpose

This 2023-2025 faculty award recognized extraordinary contributions and commitments to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion on campus and/or surrounding communities. This included exceptional and impactful initiatives that included but were not limited to the following:

  • Efforts that created a diverse, inclusive, and equitable educational and work environment
  • Efforts that advanced equal access to education among diverse populations
  • Efforts that promoted a just and egalitarian society
  • Efforts in teaching, public service, and/or community engagement that addressed the needs of Illinois’ diverse and/or historically excluded populations
  • Research initiatives that highlighted and advanced equity, diversity, and social justice
  • Efforts that strategically supported minoritized and underserved populations