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ProfileKaylee Flowers
Lindblom Math and Science Academy senior Kaylee Flowers’ love of science and engineering drew her to the UChicago STEM Initiative (UCSI) in 2018.
ProfilePatrick Dilworth
This spring, NSP had nearly 300 University students, including Patrick Dilworth, providing virtual classroom support and one-on-one tutoring to approximately 500 Chicago Public Schools (CPS) students.
NewsMay 27 2021
Hyde Park Herald: Bronzeville senior earns $1 million in college aid and scholarships
With the assistance of the University of Chicago’s STEM Initiative within the Office of Special Programs-College Prep (OSP), high school senior Kaylee Flowers earned an impressive $1 million in scholarships and aid and acceptances to eight colleges.
NewsMay 26 2021
Chicago Citizen: First-Generation College Student Headed to MIT
Marcus Russell, a Jones College Prep High School Senior and participant in the University of Chicago’s Collegiate Scholars Program, will attend Massachusetts Institute of Technology as a first-generation college student in the fall.
NewsMay 26 2021
After an unprecedented year, Chicago Public Schools students graduating from UChicago college readiness programs prepare for their next chapters
This year, all 77 graduates of UChicago's Office of Civic Engagement’s college readiness and access programs were admitted to post-secondary institutions, receiving a total of $13 million in financial aid.
NewsMay 16 2021
Defining figure: President Robert J. Zimmer transformed the University of Chicago by affirming its core values
When Robert J. Zimmer became president of the University of Chicago in 2006, he came to the Board of Trustees with a set of priorities and one overriding message: A great university is never good enough. Complacency is enemy number one.
ProfileYvette Jones
Jones has been partnering with UChicago’s Jumpstart initiative since it was first incorporated into the University’s Neighborhood Schools Program (NSP) in 2012 and was even named NSP’s Teacher of the Year in 2018.
ProfileDavid and Dylan Aldridge and Joseph Pinto
With remote learning leaving students feeling disconnected and facing learning loss, many student employees in the University’s Neighborhood Schools Program like Joseph Pinto have spent the year participating in Maroon Tutor Match, which provides personalized one-on-one tutoring to CPS students like the Aldridges at low or no cost.
NewsApr 28 2021
Neighborhood Schools Program supports South Side students, teachers, and families during remote learning
UChicago's Neighborhood Schools Program has worked closely with partner sites in recent months to optimize remote learning however possible, including through Jumpstart and Maroon Tutor Match.
ProfileJessica Davenport-Williams
In March 2021, Davenport-Williams was among the first 14 nonprofit professionals to complete the free, two-year Certificate in Nonprofit Management program designed to equip nonprofit professionals like her to create, grow, and operate effective community-based organizations.
NewsFeb 10 2021
Pathbreaking Black mayors paving the way in urban policy
A February 1 event brought together a group of Black mayors who have been on the front lines of urban policy.