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Alumni Achievement Recipient Jennifer Rainin (PhD, '02) and UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda
College of Education Alum Jennifer Rainin Honored with Alumni Achievement Award
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Every year the University of Illinois Chicago Alumni Association recognizes remarkable UIC alumni. For the first time, a UIC College of Education alum is among those being honored. Jennifer Rainin (PhD, ’02), is…
Professor Danny Bernard Martin
Danny Bernard Martin: Exploring what it means to learn math while Black
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
“I like to tell people that my research program is built on two questions,” UIC professor Danny Bernard Martin said. “The first question is: What does it mean to be a learner and doer of…
Educational Psychology Chair Michael Thomas, Dean Kathryn Chval, Bernadette Sánchez and Provost Karen Colley
College of Education President’s Distinguished Professor Bernadette Sánchez Named Presidential Humanities and Social Sciences Chair
Monday, April 28, 2025
President’s Distinguished Professor Bernadette Sánchez was honored on April 15, 2025, along with Distinguished Professor Beth E. Richie of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences as the inaugural Presidential Humanities and Social…
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