Alumna Alexis Cullerton researched literacy access and needs of undocumented unaccompanied children detained in the United States and found a judicial system failing children.
The College's David Stovall says the school-to-prison pipeline is bolstered by school discipline policies that treat Black and Latino students as perpetrators incapable of solving problems.
Evelyn Gachuz thought math wasn't for her as a youngster. Her volunteer work with young Latinas encouraging their success in math earned her the UIC Chancellor's Student Service Award.
Ramon Gutierrez is the College's newest 100 Hour Undergraduate Research Initiative awardee, studying strategies to build culturally relevant science instruction.
Alumna Gabrielle Lyon created a non-profit providing access to STEM education for Black and Latino teens, including searching for dinosaur fossils in Montana and investigating the wonders of Yellowstone.
College student Daniel Rocha is using an undergraduate research award to build skills teaching culturally relevant writing, just as an inspirational teacher did for him.
