GCI cosponsored a lecture series on African American
PeaceMakers as Agents for Change from April 2 - 4.
Click here for more information.
Martin Adams spoke on February 26 about a community - university - local
government
partnership underway in Minneapolis. Read the full story,
download the podcast, or
view a handout with tips for successful partnerships.
Alice Johnson Butterfield and Richard Kordesh held a seminar on February 5
to discuss community development in Ethiopia spurred by a UIC - Addis Ababa University partnership.
Read the full story.
Glenn Hedman, recipient of a 2007-2008 GCI Seed Fund Award, presented a seminar on
January 29 discussing engineering innovations in the built environment that could address challenges to people with disabilities. Read the full story.
On December 4, 2007, GCI Faculty Scholar Allyson Holbrook presented her research
on the relationship between survey nonresponse and urbanicity, offering insights into the reasons for and
possible solutions to the nonresponse problem. Read the full story
and download the podcast.
Benet DeBerry-Spece, a former GCI Faculty Scholar, presented a seminar on
November 27, in which she explored the notion of third space and how researchers and scholars
encounter third space. Read the full story or
download the podcast.
Great Cities Institute and the Urban Land Institute Chicago are proud to present
a new online course for Planning Commissioners. The first course will begin April 14, 2008.
Read the full story or
register for the PCO program.
Two recent graduate research assistants at GCI have won third prize for their conceptual
urban design of the city of Dongxing, China in the “Glamorous Guangxi
2007” International Student Competition. Read the full story.
At a November 20, 2007 GCI Seminar, GCI Faculty Fellow Dennis Judd and
colleague Costas Spirou discussed major historical figures
who have influenced the built environment of Chicago -- Daniel Burnham and the Mayors Daley. Read
the full story.
On October 16, 2007 Paul Tiyambe Zeleza presented key points from his two forthcoming books on the
roots and resolution of African conflicts. Read the full story or
download a podcast of the presentation.
Podcasts of many of our recent events, including GCI Seminars, Panel Discussions,
and Faculty Scholar Seminars, are now available online. Just click on "GCI Podcasts" in the
left sidebar, or
go to the podcast page from here.
Lisa Yun Lee gave a talk on October 9 at GCI on the importance of Jane Addams Hull-House Museum
as a venue of democracy, education, and dissent in the community.
Read the full story or
download a podcast of the presentation.
John Fallon presented research on the cycle of incarceration and homelessness on September 18, 2007 at GCI.
Read the full story or
view slides from the presentation.
On September 11, 2007 GCI Faculty Scholar Michele Kelley lead a panel discussion on youth
participation and healthy communities.
Read the story, download the
full podcast,
or view the slides from the presentation.
GCI Governance Cluster hosts Myron Orfield and Tyrone Forman, August 29, 2007.
Read the full story.
GCI is proud to announce the 2007-2008
Great Cities Faculty Scholars.
GCI announces the 2007-2008 recipients of the Great
Cities Faculty Seed Fund Award.
