Campus Conversation, Oct. 12, 2017: Who Gets Counted and Why: Race, Ethnicity and Latinxs in the 2020 Census
How people identify themselves and how government identifies them through census figures have far-reaching repercussions on how people are treated and perceived, according to an expert who spoke to a packed room in the latest Campus Conversation at UIC.
In the Oct. 12 gathering at the Student Center East building, Nancy López, associate professor of sociology at the University of New Mexico presented the lecture, “Who Gets Counted and Why: Race, Ethnicity and Latinx in the 2020 Census.”
Joining her was a panel of UIC professors moderated by Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Susan Poser.
Modified on October 27, 2017