Isabel Strauss is an architectural designer and independent curator. Her research commingles architectural history and African American cultural history, specifically on the south side of Chicago.

Who are the Smithies in the class of 2029? Check out some of the data on our newest group of students. All data is for students entering in the fall of 2025 as of August 1, 2025.

Fortunately, the college’s Lazarus Center for Career Development has the expertise and resources to help students feel more confident about taking what Dean of Career Development Faith McClellan calls ...

Africana studies considers how racial blackness, and the concept of race itself, influences the development of the modern world. We investigate the social, historical, cultural and aesthetic works and ...