Abel Amezcua, a Roosevelt admission counselor who speaks Spanish and frequently works with prospective undocumented students and their parents CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2017. In a letter to Donald Trump, Roosevelt University President Ali Malekzadeh has joined more than 560 college and university presidents across the nation in signaling support for undocumented[Read More…]
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Senator Duckworth Discusses Investments in Workforce Development at Southwestern Illinois College
GRANITE CITY, IL—(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2017. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with the President of Southwestern Illinois College (SWIC), Dr. Georgia Costello, and other college leaders and students while touring SWIC’s Sam Wolf Granite City Campus. Together, they discussed SWIC’s workforce development programs and legislation Senator Duckworth helped introduce,[Read More…]
Chicago Parents, Community Leaders, and Elected Officials Demand Mayor Emanuel Not Close Schools Early
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2017. Parent and community leaders will join with Alderman Cardenas (12) on Tuesday, April 18th to demand that Alderman Ed Burke (14) and Mayor Emanuel support the TIF Surplus Ordinance to keep Chicago Public Schools open. TIF funds can provide CPS schools with an estimated annual revenue potential[Read More…]
Prairie State College Sustainability Center Invites Kids to ‘Go Green’ During April 22 Event
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2017. In recognition of Earth Day 2017, the Sustainability Center at Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a special event for children, “Kids@College Go Green!” The Saturday, April 22 event is scheduled from 9 to 11 a.m. at the Matteson Area Center (MAC) at 4821 Southwick Dr.[Read More…]
Anti-Death Penalty Crusader Sister Helen Prejean to Speak at DePaul University on Wednesday, April 19
Panel to discuss the ethics of execution Sister Helen Prejean, C.S.J., an anti-death penalty activist, will speak on DePaul’s campus April 19 as part of a panel discussion titled “The Ethics of Execution.” (DePaul University/Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 17, 2017. The current debate over capital punishment is the backdrop for[Read More…]
DePaul University Exhibit Views Great War Through Eyes of Lincoln Park Family
DePaul University library’s ‘Glimpses of the Great War’ is open through August A 1917 letter from then-DePaul President Francis X. McCabe, C.M., to the faculty, staff and students telling them that the university would remain open during the Great War. (DePaul University/Jeff Carrion) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 11, 2017. When U.S. President[Read More…]
With Just One Black Teacher, Black Students More Likely to Graduate
Greg Stanley/Johns Hopkins University Baltimore, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Low-income black students who have at least one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and consider attending college, concludes a new study co-authored by a Johns Hopkins University economist. Having at least one black teacher[Read More…]
McCormick Square Project to Be Topic of April 20 forum at Roosevelt University
Lori T. Healey, CEO Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (Photo: roosevelt.edu) CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. City and convention development experts will lead a panel discussion on the newly designated McCormick Square during the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate. The program will take place April 20 at 5 p.m. at Roosevelt[Read More…]
Firelei Báez, Hương Ngô to bring work to DePaul Art Museum
Vessel of Genealogies, 2016 (Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Wendy Norris) Artists offer Dominican and Vietnamese perspectives in spring exhibitions CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 10, 2017. Caribbean and Asian influences will be on display at the DePaul Art Museum this spring with Miami artist Firelei Báez and Chicago artist Hương Ngô.[Read More…]
Award-Winning Chicago Shakespeare Theater Brings “Romeo and Juliet” to Chicago Heights Stage on April 27
Barnes & Noble College Auditorium (Source: prairiestate.edu) CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 7, 2017. Prairie State College (PSC) is welcoming the Chicago Shakespeare Theater (CST) to the college to perform “Short Shakespeare! Romeo and Juliet,” at 11 a.m., Thursday, April 27, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium, located on the PSC main[Read More…]
