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UChicago and local leaders examine root causes of violence and possible solutions

University intends to launch fund to address violence; roundtable discusses community-driven interventions

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01/26/2022
Southside Market
From the Shark Tank to the food desert: Southside Market feeds a community

Jason Winik, a student at Harris School of Public Policy, along with Mabel Shiu, a Booth MBA student, Monica Meriweather, a UChicago Social Sector student, and Jahnvi Vaidya, a Booth MBA student, proposed a new enterprise named Southside Market. It’s a fresh produce market and café providing healthy food access and business ownership opportunities on the South side of Chicago.
01/26/2022
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Hyde Park Herald: U. of C. to start fund for violence prevention programs on mid-South Side

The University of Chicago will launch a new fund for violence prevention programs in partnership with many local organizations on the mid-South Side.
01/21/2022
Photo Credit: Chicago Mayor's Office
Play space is a million-dollar idea

Collaboration between UChicago students and Claremont Academy sixth graders wins $1.5 million city grant
01/21/2022
L1
Block Club Chicago: This old ‘L’ station is now a hub for South Side businesses thanks to a UChicago program

The University of Chicago's Arts+Public Life Program established a new initiative at the L1, giving entrepreneurs time to decide whether they want to branch out to their own brick-and-mortar shop or stick to e-commerce.

01/19/2022
Golub Capital
Golub Capital, Chicago Booth, and the Chicago Urban League launch social impact partnership to serve communities of color

Golub Capital, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and the Chicago Urban League are launching a partnership that will play a foundational role at the new Golub Capital Social Impact Lab at Chicago Booth’s Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation.
01/14/2022
UCSC MLK 2022
Honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., this year the UCSC has developed and curated a set of programs to bring campus and community together for a variety of service events. From community-partne...
01/13/2022
CEG Leadership
CEG Announces 2022 Class of Civic Leadership Academy

The University of Chicago Center for Effective Government (CEG) at the Harris School of Public Policy welcomes its 2022 class of Civic Leadership Academy (CLA) fellows—30 of the area’s most promising government and nonprofit leaders—to join the eighth cohort of the Center’s prestigious interdisciplinary leadership development program.
01/13/2022
UCHICAGO
University of Chicago announces 2022 Diversity Leadership Award recipients

University of Chicago faculty, alumni, staff and student winners to be recognized as part of MLK commemoration.
01/13/2022
UCHICAGO
Fourth-year student in the College among recipients of University of Chicago 2022 Diversity Leadership Awards

University of Chicago Faculty, alumni, staff and student winners to recognized as part of MLK commemoration.
01/03/2022
Law school
Teaching incarcerated youth, UChicago law students find new perspectives on legal system

To illuminate the nuances of ongoing legal debates, Prof. Emily Buss taught a virtual seminar that brought Law School students together with incarcerated youth. Buss designed the course with her former student Heidi Mueller, now the director of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice; and IDJJ Supt. Tresa D. Dunbar.
12/22/2021
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Chalkbeat: Chicago quietly launches overhaul of schools serving its ‘forgotten students’

The number of new arrivals at alternative school campuses outside of the district fell due to the districts pushes, along with help from the University of Chicago’s Education lab.
12/17/2021
UChicago Campus and Midway
Council to examine history, relationship between University of Chicago and South Side communities

New independent council will engage communities through ‘comprehensive and rigorous’ work
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