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Aug 4 2016
UChicago Partners With Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls to Convene First Chicago Event
The Congressional Caucus on Black Women & Girls, an initiative launched by three U.S. congresswomen, including Rep. Robin Kelly of Illinois, held its inaugural Chicago event at the University of Chicago's Polsky Exchange on Aug. 26.
NewsJun 16 2016
Dovetail Project Supports Young Fathers With Help From Community Programs Accelerator
A community organizer helping address issues such as gang violence and juvenile justice at age 13, Sheldon Smith was not the typical kid in Chicago’s Woodlawn neighborhood in the 1990s. Yet, the situation that led him to community organizing was very typical: he had an absent father.
NewsMay 30 2016
Community-Based Entrepreneurs Discuss Innovation on Chicago’s South Side
South Side communities offer many opportunities for innovators but also face longstanding challenges, according to entrepreneurs and business development specialists who participated in a community-focused panel discussion as part of the University of Chicago’s Innovation Fest.
NewsMay 5 2016
Urban America Forward National Conference Highlights Evidence-Based Solutions to Civil Rights Issues
Addressing the most pressing civil rights issues facing America will require intergenerational, interdisciplinary, and interracial collaboration, along with an evidence-based approach to policies that affect urban communities.
NewsMay 2 2016
Spark Your Wonder! Summer Movie Series Kicks Off With E.T. on July 10
The Office of Civic Engagement’s summer movies in the park series, Midweek on the Midway, kicks off with a special Sunday night showing of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial. All remaining movies will be on Wednesday nights.
NewsApr 29 2016
Community Ties: UChicago Launches Alternative Spring Break
Despite Woodlawn's proximity to UChicago's campus, it can be unfamiliar territory for many students, as it once was for second-year Andrew Yin. That changed for Yin when the University Community Service Center (UCSC) announced that its first Alternative Spring Break program would be held in Woodlawn.
NewsApr 19 2016
University Hosts Regional Conference on Housing and Development
It was standing room only at Ida Noyes Hall on March 31, as more than 250 scholars, practitioners, government officials, advocates and local residents interested in improving affordable housing and addressing urban issues discussed a broad set of topics during a conference entitled “Learning from the City.”
NewsApr 7 2016
University Discusses Plans for Arts-Focused Development Projects in Washington Park
The University of Chicago presented plans for a new arts center and a public pavilion to residents of Washington Park at a community meeting hosted by 3rd Ward Alderman Pat Dowell at the Arts Incubator on April 6.
NewsFeb 16 2016
Collegiate Scholars Program Receives Boost
Each summer, 70 students from Chicago Public Schools settle into classrooms on the University of Chicago campus for their first college courses. As participants in the prestigious Collegiate Scholars Program, many have just completed ninth grade.
NewsJan 22 2016
Community Programs Accelerator Selects Six South Side Nonprofits
Of the six South Side nonprofits selected to join the Community Programs Accelerator in 2016, one organization, eta Creative Arts Foundation, will join the core program and receive comprehensive support, while the other five organizations will receive project-based support at the associate level.
NewsJan 20 2016
New Greenline Coffee in the Chicago Innovation Exchange Offers Coffee, Snacks, and Opportunity
Greenline Coffee’s second location – inside the CIE’s main co-working space at 1452 E. 53rd St. in Hyde Park - will provide coffee and snacks to the CIE’s more than 1,500 members, and workforce training and access to CIE benefits to Greenline employees.
NewsJan 18 2016
Civic Leadership Academy Selects 30 Local Government and Nonprofit Leaders for 2016 Class of Fellows
The Civ...