UIC’s College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) continues to earn high marks for its graduate programs, most recently in U.S. News & World Report’s 2024 Best Graduate Schools rankings. The rankings,…
Greg Cameron is the president and CEO of the Joffrey Ballet, but he is the first to admit he is not a dancer. But watching him engage a room is like watching a…
Chicago was a different city when the University of Illinois Chicago founded its Department of Urban Planning and Policy in 1973. Manufacturing accounted for almost one-third of all jobs held by Chicago residents.…
City Cast Chicago asked Urban Planning and Policy Professor Rachel Weber how TIFs work, has Chicago over-relied on them, and can Mayor Johnson’s plan produce more equitable investments? LISTEN: https://chicago.citycast.fm/podcasts/why-i
Junior Public Policy student, Lillian Holden’s opinion article, “How can we empower Black Chicagoans to embrace water recreation?” appeared in the Chicago Tribune. Read the full story at this link: https://www.chicagotribune.com/2024/03/04/opinion-waterway-access-recreation-african-american-heritage-water-trail/
Before Governor Pritzker delivered his State of the State speech, Illinois Public Media’s 21st Show was joined by several academics including David Merriman, professor of Public Policy, Management, and Analytics and interim director…
An article about reparations as a counterweight to the “war on drugs” in Nonprofit Quarterly cites Survival Economies: Black Informality in Chicago, a 2021 report by CUED Director Nik Theodore.
