News & Events

We are very pleased to announce the arrival of Dr. Teresa Córdova, the 3rd permanent Director of the Great Cities Institute, on September 1, 2012.

GCI Fellow and Dean of CUPPA Michael Pagano blogs for The Atlantic Cities. Check out his latest blog post here.

A new study co-authored by GCI Research Scholar Nik Theodore is the focus of a December 2, 2012 New York Times editorial urging regulation of domestic work.


GCI, The Participatory Budgeting Project, 4 Chicago Aldermen, and several city-wide organizations undertake the Participatory Budgeting Chicago pilot, which will allow community members in these 4 wards to decide how to spend a combined $4 million in discretionary capital funds.
Click here for the press release!


New Spring 2013 graduate seminar "Great Cities/Global Cultures: Equality, Private Property, and Urban Theory" to be led by former Faculty Scholars Phil Ashton and Ralph Cintron, derived from GCI-faciltated collaboration. Congratulations on this exciting new course!

GCI Director Teresa Córdova and Associate Director Rachel Weber participated in the 2012 UIC Urban Forum on December 6, 2012. Video will be available on the forum website shortly.

Podcast:
"A Scholarship of Engagement: Values, Theory and Practice" with GCI Director Teresa Córdova, UPP Friday Forum

Podcast:
"Unequal Policies, Unequal Access: State Voting Laws and the Nonprofit Response" with
Kelly LeRoux, UIC Public Administration

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