DePaul University's Mellon Foundation-funded Social Transformation Research Collaborative, housed in the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences has announced it second cohort of fellows. Faculty members Rocío Ferreira, Juan Mora-Torres, Maria Ferrera, and Jacqueline Lazú will spend their fellowships studying topics involving Peruvian culture, Mexican neighborhoods in Chicago, narratives of asylees, and developing and managing archival collections. The collaborative supports faculty and students who study how the humanities can be a source of justice and healing for communities historically shaped by, and continuously facing, racism, violence and dispossession. Read More