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The Sun-Times reviewed the policies of 15 major Illinois-based public companies and found some changed their policies and others won’t discuss them amid what experts blame on fears of being sued.

Asian American college applicants have been cast as victims of affirmative action, often unwillingly, a researcher and activist tells WBEZ.

The UIS Performing Arts Center has created a new program called Our Stage / Our Voices. Director of Artistic Programs Carly Shank and Artist in Residence Reggie Guyton spoke to Community Voices about the program and how it will help give a voice to under represented communities in the performing arts.

PanelBecky Gabany, Assistant Director for Community Engagement at Memorial Health System

Raychel McBride is the Diversity Inclusion & Affirmative Action Manager at Growmark Inc. She is also the founder of Corporate KIN, a business she started…

In Illinois, students of color comprise more than half of the school population, but their teachers are overwhelmingly white. And even when schools…

A recent study by the Institute for Higher Education Policy shows that the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign stands out among similar schools for…

Commencement ceremonies took place on many college campuses this past weekend, including the University of Illinois. Our Education Desk reporter takes us…

Illinois voters go to the polls on November 8, but they won't official cast the votes for the next President. Both state parties have decided the handful…

The GOP has been talking for years about the need to do more minority outreach: Illinois leaders like former Governor Jim Edgar said at the Republican…