Nov 9 2021

Virtual Chat & Chew with Aisha El-Amin, PhD., Associate Vice Chancellor for Equity & Belonging

November 9, 2021

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

UIC Veterans Week 2021

Address

Chicago, IL 60612

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Learn about UIC Centers for Cultural Understanding and Social Change and how they exemplify the intersection of intellectual achievement and community engagement. Dr. El-Amin will discuss her work to support important efforts from the classroom to the boardroom that contribute to advancing racial equity for students, staff, faculty and neighboring communities.

Register at https://uic.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEtdemtrDopHd2odBHOmgQkBWmSrYupzLqk

Contact

Mia Garcia-Hills
(312) 996-4857
mia123@uic.edu

Date posted

Oct 26, 2021

Date updated

Oct 29, 2021

Speakers

Dr. Aisha El-Amin

Dr. Aisha El-Amin served in the Army and holds a PhD in Policy Studies in Urban Education from the University of Illinois at Chicago, a Masters of Education from DePaul University and a Bachelor of Science in Management Studies from the University of Maryland- European Division. Dr. El-Amin is passionate about issues of equity and justice in education. These passions have led her to become a Certified K-9th grade teacher, an adjunct professor at several colleges and universities, an elected school board member for Community Consolidated School District #168, board member for Routledge Journal Religion and Education, board vice-chair for Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR)-Chicago and board secretary for Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU). Additionally, Dr. El-Amin has served in several roles at University of Illinois at Chicago as a multi-million dollar education grant manager, director of The Council on Teacher Education, Associate Dean of Student Affairs, Associate Provost and Chief of Staff for the Provost and currently Special Assistant to the Chief Diversity Officer.