CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015.  Student musicians from the Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Orchestra at Roosevelt University and the Adlai Stevenson High School’s Patriot Orchestra will perform side-by-side in a free Nov. 18 concert at Chicago’s Harris Theater for Music and Dance. Led by Roosevelt conductor Emanuele Andrizzi, the high[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 10, 2015.  Today, the Obama Administration will host the first-ever White House Summit on Next Generation High Schools. The event will highlight students, educators, philanthropists, and entrepreneurs who are reinventing the high school experience to better empower students to seize opportunities in today’s economy, and prepare students for[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2015.  Kimberly Wasserman, an environmental organizer in Chicago’s Little Village and a winner of the international Goldman Environmental Prize, will speak on challenges local communities face in making positive environmental change at 4 p.m. Nov. 11 at Roosevelt University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The organizing and strategy[Read More…]

Muslim and Catholic leaders engaged in interfaith dialogue will be on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park Campus Nov. 12 to discuss theological resources for peace in sub-Saharan Africa. (Image by Anna Kreutz) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—November 9, 2015. Muslim and Catholic leaders engaged in interfaith dialogue will be on DePaul University’s Lincoln Park[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 9, 2015.  As a generation of young Americans struggles to deal with the crushing burden of student debt, Hillary for America’s latest TV ad, “Compact,”highlights Hillary Clinton’s plan to reduce the cost of college. Clinton’s “New College Compact” would guarantee that students do not need to borrow to pay[Read More…]

Richton Park, ILL –(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015—Jocelyn Dorney, a Southland College Prep Charter High School senior, has been named an Outstanding Illinois Charter School Senior by the Illinois Network of Charter Schools. Dorney received the award, which included a $ 1,000 college scholarship, at the Network’s annual conference held recently at[Read More…]

CHICAGO –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015.  At the invitation of U.S. Senator Dick Durbin and Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan, Joseph Smith, Special Master appointed by the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to oversee the federal student debt relief process for former Corinthian students, met today with several students who attended the[Read More…]

Ceremony at Old State Capitol Recognizes the Top Students from Each College and University in Illinois SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–November 6, 2015.  Governor Bruce Rauner yesterday announced this year’s outstanding college students who will be honored by the Lincoln Academy of Illinois. The Academy will recognize the following students during the annual[Read More…]

University Park, IL – (ENEWSPF)—November 5, 2015. The Governors State University undergraduate degree program in Criminal Justice plans to offer this program at Harper College starting spring 2016. An information session at Harper College, 1200 W. Algonquin Road, Palatine, IL will take place on Monday, November 16, in the H building[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–November 5, 2015.  Patty Zuccarello, dean, health and industrial technology at Prairie State College (PSC); Chad Vlietstra, PSC’s assistant professor/coordinator, HVAC; and Dave Naze, associate dean, academic affairs at PSC, were all selected as presenters for the Forum for Excellence presented by the Illinois Community College Board. The annual[Read More…]