Black Excellence

Dr. Robert Winn served as director of the University of Illinois Cancer Center and associate vice chancellor of health affairs for community-based practice. Transcript

Host Aisha El-Amin speaks with UIC staff and alumna Aginah M. Muhammad in "28 Days of Black Excellence." Transcript

CHANCE career coach, author, and entrepreneur, Roddric W. Sims put his 1995 UIC degree to good use. Transcript

"Sometimes you have to create a pathway," says Daphne Smith Marsh. Transcript

Born in the Philippines, 2018 UIC Business grad Keenan Artis describes how he overcame feeling unwelcome in his own country because of how he looks and who he loves. Transcript

Shelley Davis, president and CEO of the Coleman Foundation, has dedicated her career to the nonprofit sector since she was an urban planning and policy graduate student at UIC. Transcript

A leading expert on Black boys' literacy development, Tatum was the dean of the UIC College of Education and directed the UIC Reading Clinic. He is provost of Metropolitan State University of Denver and professor in its College of Education. Transcript

UIC alumnus Gerald Hankerson reminisces with host Aisha El-Amin about his successes and challenges as a student in "28 Days of Black Excellence." Transcript

Dr. Jamilah Okoe discusses her journey from earning her bachelor's degree in nursing to pursuing her dream to become a doctor. Transcript

Former associate provost for academic and enrollment services talks about his role in pioneering diversity and inclusion programs at UIC. Transcript