Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity (RDI)

Four UChicago scholars receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships Gothic-style stone tower behind leafless trees, with a modern glass structure in the foreground under a blue sky.

Four UChicago scholars receive 2026 Guggenheim Fellowships

Neil Brenner, Claudia Brittenham, Faith Hillis and Alexandra Worden join the 101st class

Stevie Wonder is beloved. But can anyone explain his legacy? Performer in a blue patterned outfit sings and plays guitar on stage with vibrant purple and blue lighting.

Stevie Wonder is beloved. But can anyone explain his legacy?

In the “Wonder Lab," a UChicago course brought together students and community members to examine the critical influence of an icon

First student awarded scholarship in honor of historian, civil rights activist Timuel D. Black Arsima Araya (center), the first recipient of the Timuel D. Black Community Solidarity Scholarship

First student awarded scholarship in honor of historian, civil rights activist Timuel D. Black

UChicago undergrad Arsima Araya honored for conversation series between students, faculty, alumni and neighbors

Course on Afrofuturism brings together UChicago students and community members Students in the classroom

Course on Afrofuturism brings together UChicago students and community members

Taught by Assoc. Prof. Eve L. Ewing, the class explored the multifaceted genre