CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Brian Dolinar, editor of a new book featuring never-before-published reflections of African-American writers living in Chicago during the 1930s, will speak about the newly edited book, The Negro in Illinois: The WPA Papers at an Oct. 22 lecture at Roosevelt University. The lecture entitled Bound for Freedom:[Read More…]
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Catholic Church Ordains 2 Deacons Who Teach at DePaul University
DePaul University faculty members Joseph Ferrari (left) and Wilfredo Marrero were recently ordained as deacons in the Joliet Diocese. Ferrari and Marrero are believed to be the only two deacons in the Chicago area who also work in higher education. (Photo by Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 17, 2013. Two faculty members[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois, Chicago Ideas Week, and World Business Chicago to Host the 3rd Annual ThinkChicago Program
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 17, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, University of Illinois, Chicago Ideas Week, and World Business Chicago officially kicked off the 3rd annual ThinkChicago program this week, October 17-19, 2013. The program connects the brightest tech students from Midwestern universities with Chicago innovators by introducing 150 elite students to the leaders[Read More…]
Report Shows Extent to Which Social Background Matters for Academic Success
UK–(ENEWSPF)–17 October 2013. Children of similar intelligence have very different levels of educational attainment depending on their social backgrounds, says a large-scale study led by Oxford University researchers. The research team studied cohorts of children born in Britain and Sweden from the 1940s to the 1970s. They found that bright[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Highlights Private Student Loan Payment Processing Pitfalls
CFPB Issues Advisory to Help Consumers Provide Instructions to Servicers on Payments WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—October 16, 2013. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report analyzing complaints the CFPB has received from private student loan borrowers. According to the report, private student loan borrowers face payment[Read More…]
Marina V. Kibardina Named Controller/Director of Business Services at PSC
Marina V. Kibardina. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Marina V. Kibardina controller/director, business services. In that role, she is responsible for overall management of accounting operations, including grant accounting, cash management, accounts payable, Bursar operations, accounts receivable, fixed assets, and records management. She also[Read More…]
Summer STEM Activities at PSC Foster Student Success
Dr. Natalie McGathey (left), Prairie State College (PSC) assistant professor of math, and Dr. Christine Brooms (right) PSC associate professor of chemistry, congratulate student participants of the Summer Science and Math Camp (from second from left) Joaquim Conklin, Tracy Barnes, Tekela Rucker, Kimberly Castillo, Courtney Uza, Chaqueatta Neal, Krystal Smith,[Read More…]
Governor Quinn Proclaims Downers Grove North High School Day in Illinois
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 15, 2013. Governor Pat Quinn today proclaimed October 15, 2013 to be Downers Grove North High School Day in Illinois in honor of the inspirational Anne Wagner and the classmates who rallied to support her. Anne, who has Down syndrome, missed half of her sophomore year and almost all[Read More…]
Annual College Fair to be Hosted By Prairie State College on October 29
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2013. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting the Illinois College Exposition Fair (ICE) from 6 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, October 29, in the Atrium on the PSC main campus at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights. More than 120 representatives from in-state and out-of-state colleges and[Read More…]
South Suburban College to Host Open House for Parents on November 13
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—October 15, 2013. South Suburban College is planning a special open house event for parents designed to showcase the programs, services and financial advantages that South Suburban College offers students of all ages. This is an SSC Parental Engagement & Networking Support event, or “PENS.” This first annual[Read More…]
