Great Cities Institute was well represented at the 48th Annual Conference of the Urban Affairs Association held April 4-7, 2018 in Toronto.
Urban Affairs Association 48th Annual Conference held in Toronto
Update of #KernerReport: Healing our Divided Society
Thank you again, for your attendance at and/or support of our series of events commemorating the February 29, 1968 release of the report of the National Advisory Commission on Civil Disorders, known as the Kerner Report.
Senator Fred Harris visits GCI for Commemoration of 50 years since the Release of the #KernerReport
Former U.S. Senator Fred Harris, sole remaining member of the Kerner Commission will give a keynote address followed by a panel discussion among Harris and esteemed panelists: Timuel Black, Eugene “Gus” Newport, Gail Christopher, José López, Willie “JR” Fleming and Anthony Lowery.
New Housing Calculator Tool Democratizes Real Estate Economics
Stephanie Reyes of the Grounded Solutions Network guest blogs to announce the launch of their new Inclusionary Housing Calculator.
Announcing our Spring 2018 Real Time Chicago lecture series
The Great Cities Institute (GCI) is happy to announce that its Spring Semester theme of the Real Time Chicago lecture series will focus on the environmental activism over the span of Chicago’s 185-year history.
Full week of activities to commemorate 50 years since the 1968 Kerner Report release
We are very excited to announce panelists for the March 1 event along with a week of activities to commemorate the February 29, 1968 release of the Kerner Report.
Commemoration of the Release of the Kerner Commission Report: Fifty Years Later
Please join us on March 1, 2018 to commemorate the release of the 1968 Kerner Commission Report with the last remaining original member of the Commission, Dr. Fred Harris.
Kari Moe and Robert Giloth: Remembering Mayor Harold Washington
Guest bloggers Kari Moe and Robert Giloth remember the impact of Mayor Harold Washington on the 30th anniversary of his passing away while in office.
The Latino Neighborhoods Report
We were very proud to collaborate with the Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy (IRRPP) to produce a report for Metropolitan Family Services on Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods.
Awards, Presentations, and Travels
We hope that all of you are well, though we all have many friends who are suffering through the devastation of hurricanes, earthquakes and fires. We do what we can to support them. Meanwhile, we continue to plug along at Great Cities.