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UIS research finds employees with disabilities perform comparably to peers but face pay gaps
Siddharth K. Upadhyay, associate professor in the College of Business and Management at the University of Illinois Springfield, is a co-author of a new national research study that finds employees with disabilities perform at levels comparable to non-disabled employees but continue to face lower pay and higher levels of perceived discrimination.Published in the Journal of Vocational Behavior, the study examines workplace experiences of employees with and without disabilities across a wide range of measures,
UIS professor’s research cited in California Supreme Court murder case involving gender bias
Research by University of Illinois Springfield Professor of Legal Studies Deborah Anthony was cited by the California Supreme Court in a 2025 decision that reversed a woman’s murder conviction and cautioned courts against relying on gender-based assumptions when determining a parent’s criminal liability for failing to protect a child.In People v. Collins, 561 P.3d 801 (Cal. 2025), the court overturned a second-degree murder conviction based on a failure-to-protect theory, concluding that the evidence did
UIS Visual Arts Gallery presents Trinidad-born artist Sherwin Ovid in a solo exhibition and lecture series
The University of Illinois Springfield Visual Arts Gallery is pleased to present “What is the Poesis of Dis-Possession? Cartographies of Spirit and Signal,” an exhibition featuring the work of Trinidad-born, Chicago-based artist Sherwin Ovid. The exhibition opens Jan. 12 and runs through Feb. 19. In conjunction with this exhibition, the artist will explore the themes of migration with curator Marissa H. Baker, visiting art history faculty in the Visual Arts Program, as part of the Engaged Citizenship
City Of Springfield Announces 2026 Springfield Minority Business Institute Program
Mayor Misty Buscher, along with Community Relations Director Ethan Posey, are pleased to announce that the City of Springfield in partnership with the Office of Community Relations, will launch the Springfield Minority Business Institute (SMBI), a new multi-week educational initiative beginning in February 2026. The program is designed to support minority-owned businesses and nonprofit organizations through targeted instruction, access to resources, and meaningful networking opportunities. “The
