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May 6, 2026
UIC celebrates 2026 spring commencement May 6-9Chicago’s largest public university to award about 6,600 degrees.
May 4, 2026
Emily Manzo: Leading with purpose and visionUrban education senior helped restart campus powwow, bringing together UIC’s Native American community.
May 4, 2026
Yonik Perez: Finding ways to help others succeedVeteran, first-gen graduate student leaves legacy of service and leadership at UIC.
May 26, 2025
Ashley Blackwell is first to traverse UIC’s ‘quantum ecosystem’Blackwell, who earned her doctorate this spring, values her interdisciplinary quantum education
May 22, 2025
CHANCE sparks connection for student leadersA milestone year for couple who met through student support program
May 16, 2025
UIC School of Public Health grads champion advocacy, motherhoodAt UIC, Hill and Castillo gained the tools they need to bring accessible care to the communities they serve.
May 6, 2025
UIC celebrates commencement May 7-11More than 6,000 degrees will be awarded to students.
May 5, 2025
Inspiring grad: Elizabeth FroelichBefore pursuing a bachelor’s degree at UIC, Elizabeth Froelich already had a 30-year career saving lives as a paramedic.
May 5, 2025
Inspiring grad: Kekulalani J. Keauli’iKekulalani Keauli’i created the Pacific Islander Think Tank as a student at UIC.
May 5, 2025
Meet four inspiring grads ready to make their markA future lawyer, an advocate for her Hawaiian community, an ROTC member and a paramedic are this spring’s outstanding graduates