Each month we’re reporting out on our Knowledge Exchanges, held as part of our Visiting Fellowship in Urban Poverty with Loyola University of Chicago’s Center on Urban Research and Learning (CURL). In October our discussion was lead by Cheryl Hyman,…
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This is a good-news post—a progress report on the impressive accomplishments of an extraordinary community coalition in the Altgeld-Riverdale community in which BPI has been deeply engaged over the past two years. A little back story is in order: After…
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Welcome to a new blog series in which we’re highlighting former BPI staff, fellows, interns, and directors to see what they’re doing now. First up, Jessica Webster. Affiliation with BPI 2003-2004 Polikoff Gautreaux Fellow; 2005-2006 Policy Analyst Current Position Staff…
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Each month we’re reporting out on our Knowledge Exchanges, held as part of our Visiting Fellowship in Urban Poverty with Loyola University of Chicago’s Center on Urban Research and Learning (CURL). In September our discussion on Chicago’s homelessness and supportive…
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BPI is proud to announce that Kim Zalent has been named Co-Chair of The University of Chicago Consortium on Chicago School Research (UChicago CCSR) Steering Committee. “Like BPI, the Consortium grabs onto an issue and doesn’t let it go –…
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The Illinois Constitution dealt Cook County a strange hand. The President of the Cook County Board is elected from the county at large and is designated “chief executive officer of the county.” Yet important Cook county officials—such as the Sheriff,…
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Emily Brown received a JD cum laude from the University of Michigan Law School, where she was Note Editor for the Michigan Journal of Law Reform and Co-Chair of the Poverty Law Society. During law school she worked with Community…
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Pictured above l-r: Marvin Garcia, Boricua College’s Dr. Raquel Ortiz, former BPI intern Militza Pagán, and Jose Lopez. In August BPI hosted a Knowledge Exchange with Jose Lopez, Executive Director of the Puerto Rican Cultural Center and Marvin Garcia, Director…
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We’re excited to share with you our latest Annual Report! Over the past year we’ve had the honor of marking three significant anniversaries: year one of our Visiting Fellow in Urban Poverty, year two of the Altgeld-Riverdale Early Learning Initiative,…
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Each summer, BPI is host to a diverse cohort of undergraduate and graduate student interns who collaborate on projects across our program areas, assisting BPI to advance program priorities. This year we were honored to host interns for our communication…
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