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Jan 27 2017
Rudy Nimocks Retires From UChicago
After nearly three decades of service, former University of Chicago police chief and longtime community leader Rudy Nimocks will retire from UChicago at the end of January 2017.
NewsJan 23 2017
UChicago and South East Chicago Commission Entering a New Era of Partnership and Collaboration
The University of Chicago will partner with the board of directors for the South East Chicago Commission over the next year to transition the SECC to an autonomous, self-governing entity.
NewsJan 20 2017
Civic Leadership Academy Selects 30 Local Government and Nonprofit Leaders for 2017 Class
On Wednesday, January 11, the Civic Leadership Academy at the University of Chicago announced the 30 government and nonprofit leaders selected for its 2017 class and welcomed four new faculty members to teach courses this year.
NewsDec 5 2016
Dovetail Project Gives Young Father His Wings
For three years, Earnest Hale has held his job at the University of Chicago Medicine while juggling the demands of parenting his three-year-old son, Adyn. The Dovetail Project teaches young African American fathers between the ages of 17-24, life and parenting skills, and their rights as fathers and U.S. citizens.
NewsNov 11 2016
Graham School helps strengthen and expand College Bridge program
Thanks to new support from the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies, students in the University of Chicago’s College Bridge program are set to receive additional assistance to help them prepare for the rigors of college.
NewsNov 10 2016
Support From Graham School Helps Strengthen and Expand College Bridge Program at UChicago
The Graham School is stepping up its role in the University of Chicago's College Bridge Program, which allows academically advanced public high school students to take select college courses for free year round.
NewsNov 2 2016
JPMorgan Chase Sponsors Community Programs Accelerator Financial Capacity Building Workshop Series
On November 4, the Community Programs Accelerator at the University of Chicago will kick off a new series of workshops to improve the financial acumen of nonprofit leaders.
NewsNov 2 2016
Civic Leadership Academy Graduate Helps Transform Historic Pullman
When the University of Chicago's Civic Leadership Academy offered to share some of its insights with Ideas Week, an interactive tour of Pullman led by Jennifer Bransfield was a logical choice.
NewsOct 14 2016
Civic Knowledge Project Takes First-Years on a Walk Through History
“When the door opens, be ready to walk in.” That was one of many pieces of wisdom delivered to 33 incoming University of Chicago students by Timuel D. Black, AM’54, the famed civil rights activist and oral historian who led the Civic Knowledge Project’s Orientation Week tour of Bronzeville on Sept. 22.
NewsSep 27 2016
Uchicago Celebrates Groundbreaking for New Charter School in Woodlawn
Community leaders and state and local officials joined President Robert J. Zimmer on Sept. 14 to celebrate the start of construction on a state-of-the-art high school in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
NewsSep 1 2016
University of Chicago Medicine Announces Inaugural Community Advisory Council
The University of Chicago Medicine (UCM) announced the creation of its inaugural community advisory council (CAC). The CAC will seek community input on health issues of importance to its primary service area and surrounding communities.
NewsAug 8 2016
Police Department’s Chicago Youth Leadership Academy Provides Alternatives for South Side Teens
The Chicago Youth Leadership Academy, which is held each summer on the University of Chicago campus, aims to end a cycle of issues that often plague families in high-risk neighborhoods by providing alternatives to gangs, drugs, and teen violence.