Local Programs Ensure Ex-Offenders Can Look Forward to Brighter Future
By Torene Harvin A Medill Newsmakers Report In this edition of Medill Newsmakers, three guests shared what they are doing to keep young men and women out of prison and on a path to success. [vimeo 169989381 w=474]
City Colleges, Chicago Public Schools teachers push for elected boards
By Branden Hampton Faculty at City Colleges of Chicago are banding together with their counterparts in Chicago Public Schools to push for legislation that would bring elected boards to both districts. Both groups want to curb Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s power by ending his ability to hand-pick board members, as well as the chief executive officer […]
New Malcolm X campus offers state-of-the-art healthcare training
By Branden Hampton The state-of-the-art healthcare simulation labs at the new $251 million Malcolm X College campus will help better prepare students for careers in high-demand health science fields. The simulation emergency room, ambulatory and trauma labs will allow faculty to replicate the vital signs and other physical responses of a critically ill patient, using […]
City Colleges plans to consolidate programs sparks complaints
By Branden Hampton After numerous complaints from students and faculty, the City Colleges of Chicago has postponed the consolidation of all of its child development programs at a single campus on the North Side. The consolidation will now take place in the fall of 2018 instead of fall 2016, according to Jennifer Alexander, the faculty […]
