Dear colleagues:
I am delighted to announce the 2023-24 cohort of the University of Illinois System Public Voices Fellowship. The fellowship is a unique opportunity led by The OpEd Project. The program is part of a national initiative to help faculty amplify their expertise in ways that can contribute to public conversations about pressing issues.
The 20 faculty members in this cohort will attend four sessions held during the 2023-24 academic year and will be paired with a journalism mentor who provides one-on-one editing and coaching, with the goal of publishing two or more op-ed pieces during the program.
Please join me in congratulating the following faculty who have been selected for the 2023-24 program:
Chicago
- Sarah Abboud, assistant professor, human development nursing science, College of Nursing;
- Natasha Crooks, assistant professor, human development nursing science, College of Nursing;
- Daysi Diaz-Strong, assistant professor, Jane Addams College of Social Work;
- Yelena Duterte, assistant professor, UIC School of Law, and director, UIC Veterans Law Clinic and Center;
- Alexandra Filindra, associate professor, political science and psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;
- Mark Giles, chair and professor, educational policy studies, College of Education;
- Aria Razfar, professor, curriculum and instruction, College of Education;
- Atef Said, associate professor, sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;
- Alexander Shingleton, professor, biological sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;
- Rebecca Singer, clinical assistant professor, population health nursing science, College of Nursing;
- Cindy Tekobbe, assistant professor, critical feminist science and technology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;
- Rosalyn Vellurattil, assistant dean, Academic Affairs, and clinical associate professor, pharmacy systems, College of Pharmacy.
Springfield
- Patricia Byrnes, associate professor, accounting, economics, and finance, College of Business and Management.
Urbana-Champaign
- Antoinette Burton, Maybelle Leland Swanlund Endowed chair and professor, history, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences;
- Laura Hetrick, associate professor, art education, College of Fine & Applied Arts;
- Elizabeth Hoiem, assistant professor, School of Information Sciences;
- Shaloo Rakheja, assistant professor, electrical and computer engineering, The Grainger College of Engineering;
- Madelyn Sanfilippo, assistant professor, School of Information Sciences;
- Jodi Schneider, associate professor, School of Information Sciences;
- Rochelle Sennet, associate professor, piano and associate dean, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Fine & Applied Arts.
Thank you to all who participated in the process, either as nominators or as candidates. We received many more applications than the program can accommodate, so the process was very competitive. We are fortunate to be part of a community with so many dedicated faculty who are interested in furthering their skills as well as making their voices heard.
My office plans to host the Public Voices Fellowship program again, and I strongly encourage the many talented individuals who were not selected this year to apply again in the future.
Sincerely,
Nicholas P. Jones
Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs
