WGGP Faculty Affiliate and Director of the Humanities Research Institute Antoinette Burton has been selected to participate in the 2023–24 cohort of the University of Illinois System Public Voices Fellowship. The fellowship is a unique opportunity led by The OpEd Project which is part of a national initiative to help faculty amplify their expertise in ways that can contribute to public conversations about pressing issues.

Antoinette is part of a cohort of 20 faculty members who will attend four sessions held during the 2023–24 academic year and will be paired with a journalism mentor who provides one-on-one editing and coaching, with the goal of publishing two or more op-ed pieces during the program.