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UChicago partners showcase South Side cultural assets
The arts are a core community asset, and the South Side of Chicago recently served as a shining example to 100 artists and arts administrators from around the country. As part of a two-day preconference for the annual Americans for the Arts convention, they journeyed to the South Side to engage in case- and place-based learning about the values, policies, and practices required to achieve and sustain cultural equity.
The South Side portion of the June 10-11 preconference treated participants to events at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, DuSable Museum of African American History, Arts Incubator, and Little Black Pearl. The conference also featured tours of Hyde Park, Bronzeville, and Washington Park.
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| Inaugural class graduates from Civic Leadership Academy
Since January, the 28 Civic Leadership Academy Fellows each logged 132 hours in the classroom, a combined 140 hours of coaching through Chicago Booth's Social Enterprise Initiative, and countless hours working on their capstone projects. On June 4, the University recognized their achievements with a graduation ceremony at the Chicago Innovation Exchange.
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| Urban America Forward convenes academics, activists, and advocates for civil rights roundtable
More than 60 civil rights leaders, scholars, and community organizers from across the country gathered at the University of Chicago on June 19, to participate in the first of a series of roundtable discussions intended to identify evidence-based policy solutions to challenges affecting urban communities. The series, called Urban America Forward, is hosted by the Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture, with support from the Office of Civic Engagement.
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Faculty Spotlight: Kerwin Charles
As co-chair of the Civic Leadership Academy Advisory Council and one of the program’s faculty, Professor Kerwin Charles has played a key role in shaping the Academy’s design and curriculum from its conception. Charles is the Edwin and Betty L. Bergman Distinguished Service Professor at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. In March, he teamed up with Rayid Ghani, Research Director of the Computation Institute and a Senior Fellow at Chicago Harris, to teach the Civic Leadership Academy’s Data Analytics session.
Kerwin was also a featured scholar on the Dismantling Urban Poverty panel for the Urban America Forward roundtable on June 19. He presented a sampling of data about the changes in the U.S. labor market over the last 20 years and the market's implications on poverty.
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 Nights at the Museum
Museum Campus South Series
This summer, Museum Campus South members are opening after regular hours for the first ever "Nights at the Museums" soirees.The series includes “Sounds of History” at DuSable Museum, the opening reception for “Three the Hard Way” at Logan Center, and Robie After Hours.
Various dates between
July 10 - September 11, 2015
| |  Family businesses play a unique role in urban life—frequently, but not inherently, connected to the communities in which they are situated. This collection of work invites viewers to reconsider the term "family business" by presenting art that explores relationships between family members, communities, and commerce. This exhibition is the winning submission for the Arts + Public Life 2015 Exhibition Open Call.
July 17 - September 11, 2015
Arts Incubator
301 E. Garfield Blvd.
Chicago
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Bronzeville Artist District An event series pairing local arts, culture and entertainment in some of the Bronzeville area's best businesses. The July 17th edition will feature interactive programming in the businesses and open spaces, including Sip and Paint, live music performances, DJ's, food, dance performances, and much more. Admission is free. Continuous trollies will stop at galleries in 15-minute intervals, with periodic stops at local establishments. Locations include Gallery Guichard, Faie Afrikan Art, and Little Black Pearl.
July 17, August 21, September 18, 2015
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About us
The University of Chicago is shaped and inspired by the city of Chicago. Our growing partnership with our neighbors has the potential to enhance the quality of life and economic development of the South Side and the global reach of this vibrant city. UChicago has devoted the research and creative thinking of some of the nation’s top scholars, as well as millions of dollars in investment in recent years, to support local schools, jobs, health care, arts, housing, and public safety. Learn more about our civic engagement work at uchicago.edu/community.
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