Alumni & Campus Stories

Portrait of Luis with his book

Donut Dollies

Luis Alberto Urrea’s harrowing and adventure-filled new novel, Good Night, Irene (Little, Brown, 2023), centers on the World War II experiences of women in the American Red Cross Clubmobile Service,

Colorful mural of a female student holding books among plants with a rainbow and "vote" sign.

La Casa Cultural Latina

When she came to Illinois from Puerto Rico in 1984, Nancy Nieves Muñoz, PHD ’87 ED, discovered the meaning of culture shock. “When I arrived, I was scared because I

Student studying for finals in a Nap Pod in the Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building.

The Big Picture: Pod People

Studious students can escape the everyday hustle and bustle in these futuristic-looking pods, located on the third floor of the Sidney Lu Mechanical Engineering Building. The touch of a button