"The city at large is trauma-filled. Parents are experiencing trauma every day. It has become normalized … and they don't understand how it impacts not only them but their children," said Jennifer ...
Tammera L Holmes is on a mission: To recruit as many students of color as possible to careers in aviation – and she believes in starting young. “We actually start in kindergarten,” said Holmes,...
The Chicago Crusader reports on the Community Programs Accelerator, an initiative from the Office of the Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago that has been operating since 2014. Applicatio...
By Elizabeth Sayasane When Darius Ballinger went looking for ways to advance his professional life, he did not have to look far from home to take advantage of the opportunities at the University...
Free, two-year program will help strengthen nonprofit organizations working on Chicago’s South Side A new nonprofit management certificate program launched by the University of Chicago Office of...
The Hyde Park Herald reports on new partnerships between the University of Chicago's Community Programs Accelerator and three community nonprofits. The Accelerator added Affinity Community Services...
AeroStar Avion Institute is committed to enhancing, promoting, and supporting the academic awareness of aviation and aeronautical career path opportunities for all students, particularly female, mi...
Thirty-four organizations that address community needs on Chicago’s South Side joined the UChicago Community Programs Accelerator in a March 8 welcome ceremony. Since its founding five years ago, t...
The Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago is now accepting applications for its 2019 program cycle. An initiative of the Office of Civic Engagement, the accelerator provides a...
Located in the heart of an urban area, the University of Chicago is ideally positioned to offer its students both a rigorous academic experience and the opportunity to engage with the communities a...
During a standing-room only ceremony on Feb. 23, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago announced the seven nonprofit organizations selected to join its core and associates...
On October 31 and November 1, 2017, the Obama Foundation invited civic leaders from around Chicago, the U.S., and the world to participate in an immersive two-day event to exchange ideas, explore c...
