2022.03: Equity is the Goal

Dr. Amalia Pallares, Vice Chancellor for Diversity, Equity, and Engagement, University of Illinois at Chicago

Books written by Dr. Pallares

• Family Activism: Immigrant Struggles and the Politics of Noncitizenship (2014)

• Marcha: Latino Chicago and the Immigrant Rights Movement, edited with Nilda Flores-González (2010)

• From Peasant Struggles to Indian Resistance: The Ecuadorian Andes in the Late Twentieth Century (2002)

Scholars mentioned by Dr. Pallares

• Claude Steele, Psychology (Stanford University)

• Nancy Cantor, Chancellor (Rutgers University - Newark)

• Earl Lewis, Center for Social Solutions (University of Michigan)

Additional readings suggested by Dr. Pallares

• Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data, by Julie J. Park (2018)

• Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in Academia, edited by Gabriella Gutiérrez y Muhs, Yolanda Flores Niemann, Carmen G. Gonzalez and Angela P. Harris (2012)

• Whistling Vivaldi: How Stereotypes Affect Us and What We Can Do by Claude M. Steele (2011)

• Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do, by Jennifer L. Eberhardt (2020)

Links to initiatives mentioned in the episode

• Bridge to Faculty

• Inclusive Classroom Initiative

• Office of Community Collaboration

• Office of Community Relations

• UIC Cultural Centers

• DuSable Scholars Program

• Center for the Advancement of Excellence in Teaching (the other CATE)

• UIC as a Minority Serving Institution

  • AANAPISI eligibility

  • HSI eligibility (I think)