Great Cities Institute at CUPPA has released seven new reports over the last month. In addition to their highly publicized report on youth unemployment in Chicago during the COVID-19 pandemic, Great Cities Institute…
The “The College Tour” is a new series streaming globally on many channels and now UIC will be a featured episode. UIC students auditioned in February 2023 to be featured on an upcoming…
The AAPOR Award is the American Association for Public Opinion Research lifetime achievement award. It is given for an outstanding contribution to the field of public opinion research, including: advances in theory, empirical…
David F. Merriman has been appointed interim director of the University of Illinois System’s Institute of Government and Public Affairs (IGPA), system Executive Vice President and Vice President for Academic Affairs Nicholas P.…
Youth joblessness and disconnection from school and work are ongoing systemic issues in Chicago, with higher rates of violence in areas of concentrated youth joblessness (Córdova and Wilson, 2017a). In a new data…
The Government Finance Research Center at the University of Illinois Chicago and Merritt Research Services, an Investortools Company just released this year’s audit timing report, Public vs. Private Auditors, Big vs. Little Issuers:…
Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Dr. Kate Lowe published an op-ed in the Chicago Sun-Times that offered a number of ways that the Johnson Administration can begin to address the issues plaguing…
A pair of bills currently being fast-tracked through the Illinois General Assembly include provisions that could expand the scope of public-private partnerships in major infrastructure projects and cede control over transportation planning to…
The Latino Arts and Culture Summit brings together more than 20 of Chicago’s Latino nonprofit arts organizations with some of the city’s largest foundations. With nearly one third of Chicago’s population identifying as…
A recent study released by the Great Cities Institute (GCI) on youth unemployment during the COVID-19 pandemic has received a considerable amount of attention over the last week, with WTTW covering the study…
