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Jan 12 2016
Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
Nearly sixty years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. first stepped foot in Rockefeller Chapel. His Montgomery, Alabama, home had been bombed months earlier, but his words weren’t marked by hate or revenge; instead he called on the crowd to “resist with your heart and strength the forces of evil.”
NewsDec 16 2015
University Signs New Memorandum of Understanding With City of Chicago to Increase Opportunities
The University of Chicago and the city of Chicago have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding that outlines ways the University will work with the city, elected officials and the local community to further develop economic opportunities and jobs on the South Side.
NewsNov 23 2015
The Next 125 Years of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago
On Tuesday, October 27, the Office of Civic Engagement invited mid-South Side residents, local leaders, and the campus community to reflect on the future of civic engagement at the University of Chicago.
NewsNov 2 2015
UChicago Employer-Assisted Housing Program Invests in Mid-South Side
With the help of the University of Chicago’s Employer-Assisted Housing Program, Dr. Vladimir Liarski purchased a house and cut his 90 minute daily commute time down to just five minutes driving. Most days, he even bikes to work!
NewsOct 26 2015
Engage Chicago Through Service Day Takes More Than 350 Students Out Into Community
The annual Engage Chicago Through Service Day introduces incoming students to diverse South and West Side communities and encourages them to be good neighbors by doing service projects at local community organizations.
NewsOct 22 2015
Office of Civic Engagement Seeks Members for 2015–16 Student Advisory Committee
The Office of Civic Engagement at the University of Chicago is seeking a dynamic and diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate students who are interested in getting involved in the University’s wide range of civic engagement initiatives.
NewsOct 12 2015
UChicago Urban Labs Announces $2.5 Million in Grants to Test Policy Innovations
The winners of Innovation Challenge grants from the UChicago Health, Poverty and Energy & Environment Labs have proposed innovative solutions to challenging urban policy problems.
NewsAug 19 2015
Newly Restored “Under City Stone” Mural Unveiled
Caryl Yasko, a leader in the public art movement that began on Chicago’s South Side in the 1960s, returned to Hyde Park this summer to restore her mural “Under City Stone” and preserve a piece of history.
NewsJul 1 2015
UChicago Helps Resurrect Leadership Program for City’s Youth
This summer, 30 rising high school seniors spent a day immersed in Chicago’s efforts to fight crime and violence. The University of Chicago Crime Lab, which has informed the city on effective ways to prevent crime with evidence-based interventions, kicked off the first day with a workshop on its research.
NewsNov 26 2014
University’s partnership with CASE helps to grow local businesses
The University is a founding member of CASE, which connects anchors in need of qualified local suppliers with growing businesses in need of sales and contract opportunities.
NewsOct 20 2014
A lifetime championing civil rights: South Side activist and educator Timuel Black, AM’54, continues to inspire at age 95
Timuel Black looks back proudly on a lifetime of achievement as a civil rights leader, starting with social activism as a teenager growing up during the Depression on Chicago’s South Side.
NewsMar 17 2014
The University of Chicago launches UChicago Local
the University of Chicago today announced the launch of UChicago Local, an initiative designed to support local businesses on the mid-South Side, providing the training and connections to help them work with the University and the University of Chicago Medicine.