News News Heading link Copy link HIRING an undergraduate student worker: Be part of our upcoming national conference! Wednesday, July 31, 2024 The Social Justice Initiative at UIC is looking for an Administrative Assistant with an eye for detail to help the team with various tasks related to planning the Through the Portal national conference… SJI Director and historian Barbara Ransby elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences Monday, May 6, 2024 Article courtesy of UIC TODAY Written by Rob Mitchum Distinguished UIC historian and activist Barbara Ransby has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. The honor recognizes her outstanding contributions… Research/Editorial Assistant position available with Black Studies Department! Wednesday, March 27, 2024 Are you interested in economic, racial and social justice movements? Do you have research experience and excellent communication skills? If so, apply for this Research Assistant position with the Black Studies Department! Position… News Heading link Copy link SJI Director becomes university’s first MacArthur chair Saturday, August 1, 2020 University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Professor Barbara Ransby has been named a John D. MacArthur Endowed Chair, University of Illinois System President Tim Killeen announced Thursday. Ransby is a professor of History,… Class Struggle in the 21st century Tuesday, July 7, 2020 [Originally Published on the Nation] By Barbara Ransby We are seeing one of the largest uprisings in US history, and Black leftist organizers and Black working-class people are leading it. The video of… ANNOUNCEMENT: The Inaugural Exhibition at the Chicago Justice Gallery Thursday, September 10, 2020 Media Contact: Essence McDowell, Associate Director, essence1@uic.edu FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Belonging: Power, Place, and (Im)Possibilities: The inaugural exhibition at the Chicago Justice Gallery presented by the Social Justice Initiative featuring the work of… SJI Director elected to Society of American Historians Saturday, June 13, 2020 SJI director, historian and author Dr. Barbara Ransby, is one of 20 scholars welcomed as newly elected fellows of the Society of American Historians. Video: Barbara Ransby on the Biden Problem and Social Movements Tuesday, July 7, 2020 Amid a mass uprising against racism and state violence, social movements are not just fighting hostility and backlash from President Trump, but also dealing with a “Biden problem,” according to historian, author and… Barbara Ransby writes “How Biden Can Support Black America” in the Nation Monday, January 4, 2021 On November 7, in his first speech as president-elect, Joe Biden promised Black America that he would have our backs. But which Black America is he pledging to support? Having our backs does…
