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Honors Fellow selected for Freedom Scholar social change award

Posted on December 08, 2022

University of Illinois Chicago professor Beth Richie is among a select group of 10 progressive academics to be named to the latest cohort of the Marguerite Casey Foundation’s Freedom Scholars, a group of scholars leading research and engaged in organizing that advances a racial and economic justice agenda.

Now in its third year, the Freedom Scholars honor provides a one-time award of $250,000 to each recipient to support their work.

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Read the full UIC Today article here.

Modified on December 08, 2022