On this episode of Dialogue, we hear from Vice Chancellor for Diversity Equity and Inclusion at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign Sean Garrick. Then we learn more about a video game about housing discrimination and woman from the North Side of Chicago who's one of the first advocates to help migrants when they were sent to police stations. And finally, we meet Major General Rodney Boyd, the 41st adjutant general of the Illinois National Guard.

Journalism schools and newsrooms have released statements about their commitments to inclusiveness and diversity, and yet many news outlets remain predominantly white To talk about it, The 21st was joined by two journalism students and two professors.

Beyond Opening the Gates: Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Illinois is the latest public radio documentary to be produced from a long-standing partnership between Illinois Public Media and the University of Illinois Laboratory High School (Uni High). 

Faculty, staff and students at the University of Illinois Urbana campus heard from campus administrators Tuesday on issues ranging from state funding to making the campus more inclusive and accessible.

On the 21st: We spoke with science writer Rose Eveleth about how to make sure the future doesn’t leave people behind. We also revisited our conversation with Chicago native Jason Diamond about how everything he thought he needed to know about life he learned from watching ‘80s movies.