Blog Introduction Keep up to date with the latest blog posts from our staff & GCI collaborators. Re-valuing The Public Posted on June 23, 2014 Teresa Córdova examines local governance, resource constraints, policy choices, public good, and structural inequalities in INLOGOV blog. Seattle Passes $15 Minimum Wage: The Resurgence of Minimum Wage Debates Posted on June 09, 2014 GCI examines Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance, policy debates, business concerns, and Chicago’s related wage campaign momentum. Join us for discussion on the Poverty Puzzle with Bob Herbert Posted on April 21, 2014 GCI launches Poverty to Prosperity forum addressing poverty, inequality, job creation, policy change, and pathways toward economic opportunity. Power & Popular Culture Images: Jane Caputi to speak at UIC Posted on April 07, 2014 GCI hosts Jane Caputi for feminist media analysis of Orange Is the New Black, prison nation, and patriarchal culture. Casinos as Economic Development: A Review Posted on March 31, 2014 GCI examines casino expansion as suburban economic development, weighing revenue generation, community impacts, cannibalization, and Illinois gaming politics. Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute: A New Vision for Manufacturing in Chicago Posted on March 24, 2014 GCI examines Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing Institute, advanced manufacturing strategy, public-private investment, job creation, and regional economic challenges. Great Cities Institute announces 2014-2015 Faculty Scholars Posted on March 17, 2014 GCI announces 2014–2015 Faculty Scholars advancing research on sustainability, diaspora, gender-based violence, youth, poverty, and urban justice. Dr. Pedro Noguera: Great Cities, Great Schools, a recap Posted on March 10, 2014 Pedro Noguera critiques test-driven school reform, urging education that expands opportunity, mobility, and empowerment for low-income students. Out and About with GCI: The City of Blue Island and Life after Brownfields: A Review Posted on March 06, 2014 GCI’s Blue Island visit highlights brownfield redevelopment, community planning, local identity, environmental restoration, and regional trail-oriented development. Professor Pedro Noguera Visits UIC Posted on February 26, 2014 GCI launches Poverty to Prosperity with Pedro Noguera discussing education policy, poverty, schools, and community development. Prev 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 Next
Re-valuing The Public Posted on June 23, 2014 Teresa Córdova examines local governance, resource constraints, policy choices, public good, and structural inequalities in INLOGOV blog.
Seattle Passes $15 Minimum Wage: The Resurgence of Minimum Wage Debates Posted on June 09, 2014 GCI examines Seattle’s $15 minimum wage ordinance, policy debates, business concerns, and Chicago’s related wage campaign momentum.
Join us for discussion on the Poverty Puzzle with Bob Herbert Posted on April 21, 2014 GCI launches Poverty to Prosperity forum addressing poverty, inequality, job creation, policy change, and pathways toward economic opportunity.
Power & Popular Culture Images: Jane Caputi to speak at UIC Posted on April 07, 2014 GCI hosts Jane Caputi for feminist media analysis of Orange Is the New Black, prison nation, and patriarchal culture.
Casinos as Economic Development: A Review Posted on March 31, 2014 GCI examines casino expansion as suburban economic development, weighing revenue generation, community impacts, cannibalization, and Illinois gaming politics.
Digital Manufacturing & Design Innovation Institute: A New Vision for Manufacturing in Chicago Posted on March 24, 2014 GCI examines Chicago’s Digital Manufacturing Institute, advanced manufacturing strategy, public-private investment, job creation, and regional economic challenges.
Great Cities Institute announces 2014-2015 Faculty Scholars Posted on March 17, 2014 GCI announces 2014–2015 Faculty Scholars advancing research on sustainability, diaspora, gender-based violence, youth, poverty, and urban justice.
Dr. Pedro Noguera: Great Cities, Great Schools, a recap Posted on March 10, 2014 Pedro Noguera critiques test-driven school reform, urging education that expands opportunity, mobility, and empowerment for low-income students.
Out and About with GCI: The City of Blue Island and Life after Brownfields: A Review Posted on March 06, 2014 GCI’s Blue Island visit highlights brownfield redevelopment, community planning, local identity, environmental restoration, and regional trail-oriented development.
Professor Pedro Noguera Visits UIC Posted on February 26, 2014 GCI launches Poverty to Prosperity with Pedro Noguera discussing education policy, poverty, schools, and community development.
