Professor of Urban Planning and Policy Dr. Rachel Weber was interviewed as part of a Chicago Sun Times story on Chicago’s abandoned school buildings. In 2013, Chicago closed an unprecedented 50 schools due to underenrollment…
Senior Research Specialist of the Great Cities Institute Rob Paral was quoted in a recent story in the Chicago Tribune. The story was on newly released US Census estimates that found Chicago lost nearly…
Institute for Research on Race and Public Policy Director Amanda Lewis was recently interviewed by Block Club Chicago to give her take on the impacts of a recent trend among YouTubers and TikTokers…
With the support of her successors in the 11th and 12 Wards, the outgoing alderwoman for Chicago’s 12th Ward in McKinley Park has introduced an ordinance to up-zone West 35th Street to allow…
The Great Cities Institute beat out 17 other organizations with its proposal to perform the Village of Oak Park’s first ever racial equity assessment. The village board approved its contract with the Great…
A recent report published by the Great Cities Institute and commissioned by the Alternative Schools Network found that the unemployment rate for Chicago’s Black women aged 20-24 increase from 32% in 2019 to…
The College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs (CUPPA) at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) hosts three top ten specialty programs, among the nation’s best, and three others in the top 35…
Founded in 1997, the CUPPA Alumni Association plays a vital role in the growth and advancement of the College of Urban Planning and Public Affairs at UIC. The goal of the CUPPA Alumni…
MUPP alum, Taryn McCook, attended CUPPA from 2007-2009. She specialized in economic development with a community focus and took courses that covered a variety of topics such as transportation and international planning and…
