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Dean Pagano Comments On Impact Of CTU Strike

Comments from Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs, are included in a Bloomberg news article about the end of the Chicago Teachers Union strike. Pagano says there…

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Dean Pagano Weighs In On Lightfoot's Budget Address

In a Chicago Sun-Times article about Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s budget address, Michael Pagano, dean of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs and director of the Government Finance Research Center at UIC,…

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CUPPA Hires First College Recruiter

CUPPA’s Office of Academic Affairs is proud to welcome Dametrius Coleman as the college’s first college recruiter. Coleman, who is a current master’s student in the Public Administration Department, will help assist CUPPA…

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Report By CUED's Nik Theodore Cited In Earther Article

In “I Have Rights:’ How Undocumented Laborers Are Exploited During Disaster Recovery,” on Gizmodo Earther, CUED Director Nik Theodore discussed the role of immigrant workers after natural disasters as second responders. The story…

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Kate Lowe Comments On Analysis Of Chicago E-Scooter Pilot Program

In an op-ed appearing in the Chicago Tribune, Kate Lowe, UIC associate professor of urban planning and policy, writes that Chicago’s soon-to-conclude electric scooter pilot program doesn’t address the city’s most pressing transportation…