Rice University students work to assemble frames at the Habitat for Humanity warehouse in Houston, Texas, July 2009. Source: AP/David J. Phillip Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–September 17, 2015.  Students who take part in national service opportunities are not simply giving back to their communities—they are also developing critical workforce skills and[Read More…]

Chicago —(ENEWSPF)—September 15, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today encouraged educators around Illinois to teach students the importance of Internet safety by holding “Delete Day” during the 2015-2016 school year. Participating schools can visit the Attorney General’s website beginning today to access materials and guides that promote respectful and safe[Read More…]

The Office of Religious Diversity and DePaul Interfaith hosted an inter-religious celebration in November 2014. “Social justice and diversity are at the very core of DePaul,” said Elizabeth Ortiz, vice president for Institution Diversity and Equity. DePaul is a recipient of the 2015 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity award, given[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2015.  Prairie State College recently opened a SouthWorks MakerLab on the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. The lab is being offered in partnership with the Illinois Network for Advanced Manufacturing and the SouthWorks MakerLab Network. In the lab, guests can[Read More…]

  CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 15, 2015.  JP Hochbaum is a senior computer science major at Roosevelt University. A resident of Chicago’s Wrigleyville neighborhood, he’s also a lifelong Chicago Cubs fan. Now, at a time when the team is on its way to clinching a playoff spot as one of two National League[Read More…]

From music and film making to coding design, from poetry slams to space exploration, 40 organizations give kids from 4 – 24 the opportunity to explore their interests and talents CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—September 14, 2015. Free to all, on Saturday, September 19, between noon and 4 p.m., Chicago youth will have a[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. Roosevelt University will present a Constitution Day lecture, sponsored by the university’s Montesquieu Forum, on “The Magna Carta and the Idea of Due Process” by Diane Wood, chief judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh District on Thursday, Sept. 24 at 4:30 p.m.[Read More…]

Washington, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015.  The authors of a bill to provide powerful new tools for comparing colleges and universities on measures such as total cost, likelihood of graduating and potential earnings, today called the White House’s new college scorecard database a step in the right direction toward giving students[Read More…]

Secretary Duncan announced in Kansas City, Missouri, during first stop of back-to-school bus tour Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015.  The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services today released guidance urging early learning programs to include children with disabilities. The guidance sets a vision for action that recommends states,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–September 14, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) Professor Elise Spencer recently combined her love of travel with her interest in educational systems during a professional exchange program sponsored by the Illinois Consortium for International Studies and Programs. She blogged her adventure to Finland, “Learning in the Land of the[Read More…]