On Tuesday, September 5th 2017, the Trump administration announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program (DACA), an executive order by President Obama that provided work authorization and temporary protection from…
During the Honors College December 2016 Graduation, Heritage Garden alumna Lucia Whalen highlights how the LCC and the Heritage Garden shaped her experience at UIC. Check out the video below: December Graduation, 2016
On Friday May 12, 2017, the Yollocalli arts program hosted their Spring 2017 Exhibition. Yollocalli is a youth initiative of the National Museum of Mexican Art that offers free arts and cultural programming to young adults and…
On May 17th, the Latino Cultural Center took part in a dialogue initiated by the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change, organized by the Women’s Leadership and Resource Center, as part of…
LCC student educator James Esparza gives a thumbs-up at his commencement ceremony As the 2016/2017 school year comes to a close, the UIC Latino Cultural Center would like to congratulate all the students…
On Thursday, April 27th, the LCC—in partnership with LALS—honored the memory of Berta Cáceres with a theatrical performance led by two Honduran activists: Melissa Cardoza, author of 13 Colors of the Honduran Resistance, and singer Karla Lara; featured in…
On Wednesday, April 19th, the LCC hosted a screening of the documentary “From Flint: Voices of a Poisoned City” as part of our Earth Week celebration. The documentary contained interviews with residents of…
During Maria Varela’s visit to the Latino Cultural Center on April 20, 2017, Varela shared her experiences and photography during the Civil Rights movement. Among some major discussions, Varela pointed out the relevance…
As the first of its kind in the midwest, the Arab American Cultural Center officially opened this semester, joining the Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change as the seventh center on campus. The…
On April 11, 2017, the CCUSC Reimagining Masculinities Initiative held a film screening at the Women’s Leadership and Resource Center. The documentary, Yeah, Maybe, No, follows Black, a young gay man who is coming…
