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Friday, April 3, 2009
UIC Student Center East (Tower)
750 South Halsted Street
Chicago, IL 60607
African American & Latino Dialogue
Please join the Illinois African American and Latino Higher Education Alliance in the first public screening of the documentary
Storming the Gates: The Entrance of Blacks and Latinos to Higher Education in Illinois
While national ideology promoted equal opportunity as a banner of Americanism, for much of this country's history admission of African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans to the country's major academic institutions was gained only through the hard fought efforts of the grassroots in collaboration with students and community leaders. This documentary is the first of what is expected to be a series of historical accounts meant to pass on the legacy of struggle to younger generations while inspiring concern and action to preserve the gains that today are being threatened. The film will be followed by a discussion with a panel of trailblazers.
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African and Latino Dialogue
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Illinois African American and Latino Higher Education Alliance
Student Research Forum
This Student Research Forum will showcase the scholarly work of African American and Latino Students from Illinois. The goals are to increase African American and Latino faculty student research collaborations; to improve mentor relationships between African American and Latino faculty and students; to increase persistence among African American and Latino students; and to improve research and writing skills among African American and Latino students.
For more information about this event, please contact José Perales or Francisco Piña at gradinfo@uic.edu or (312) 413-2559.
Click here for: Instructions for Prepartion of Abstracts and Application Form
Co-Sponsors: Illinois African American and Latino Higher Education Alliance, Illinois Committee on Black Concerns in Higher Education (ICBCHE), Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education (ILACHE), The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Blacks; The Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Latinos; Latin American Recruitment and Educational Services Program; Urban Health Program; Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy; Graduate College Urban Health Program; UIC, Advanced Practice Cardiometabolic & Forensic Nursing Certificate Programs, UIC College of Nursing, Health Resources and Services Administration; DePaul University, Prairie State College, Chicago State University, UIC Graduate College; Department of African American Studies; Latin American Latino Studies Program; Caterpillar, Inc.; Rafael Cintrón-Ortíz Latino Cultural Center; Alliance for Minority Participation; Ronald E. McNair Program; Pathway Program; Office of the Vice Chancellor for External Affairs; Office of the Special Assistant to the Provost for Diversity; Bridge to the Doctorate.
