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WBEZ Reset: Black homelessness is twice the national average in Illinois

Posted on January 15, 2025

The head of the Illinois Office to Prevent and End Homelessness discusses findings from IRRPP's report on Black homelessness.

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Race, travel time, and earnings in Chicagoland

Posted on January 13, 2025

IRRPP Faculty Fellow researchers compare job accessibility and commuting patterns to determine the role race plays on commuting and wages.

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Block Club Chicago Article on Housing in Pilsen

Posted on October 23, 2024

A recent Block Club Chicago article highlights findings from an IRRPP report as well as quotes on housing from IRRPP researchers.

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Video: Housing as a Right! Building Alternative Futures

Posted on April 22, 2024

On April 3, 2024, we featured a panel of presenters exploring how people are building collective futures by reimagining the value of housing not as a commodity for individual profit but as a…

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Policy 101 Workshop: OpEd Writing Workshop

Posted on April 11, 2024

The Chicagoland chapter of the Scholars Strategy Network and UIC’s Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy are excited to host an in-person OpEd writing workshop for all interested researchers in the Chicago area.…

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Chicago Sun Times Article Features Dr. Nadine Naber and Our Report: “Beyond Erasure and Profiling"

Posted on April 08, 2024

A recent Chicago Sun Times article highlights findings from the latest IRRPP report on Arab Americans in Chicagoland.

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WBEZ Article Features Dr. William Scarborough and Our Report: “Between the Great Migration and Growing Exodus: The Future of Black Chicago?"

Posted on March 15, 2024

A recent WBEZ article highlights findings from an IRRPP report on Black population loss in Chicago.

New York Times Article Features Dr. Nadine Naber and Our Report: “Beyond Erasure and Profiling"

Posted on February 27, 2024

A recent NYT article highlights findings from the latest IRRPP report on Arab Americans in Chicagoland.

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Bowman Lecture panel: Housing As A Right

Posted on February 26, 2024

Join us for this year's Bowman Lecture featuring a panel discussing how people are building collective futures by reimagining the value of housing not as a commodity for individual profit but as a collective right to struggle for.

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Causes of Death: Macro-Social Determinants of Health, the Biological Embedding of Racism, & Next Steps in Anti-Racism Research

Posted on January 31, 2024

Join us in-person or virtually on March 12th for a talk exploring a social-ecological, psychobiological, and developmental approach to studying racism and implementing anti-racist interventions.