Northwestern University Public Interest Program

Last week, PIP fellows had the chance to hear from Chicago Public Schools employees about a variety of educational topics, including School Start-up and compliance, School Academic Accountability and the overall CPS School Strategy. Thanks to School of the Art Institute of Chicago for hosting us. Some of our fellows even got to stop by the SAIC Sullivan Galleries and check out some undergraduate artwork.

Chicago Public Interest Program fellows had the opportunity to hear from Urban Partnership Bank employees yesterday. UPB is a community development financial institution and minority depository institution which focuses on investing in growth and development in some of Chicago’s low-income neighborhoods.

This week fellows visited Interfaith Youth Core. Fellows engaged in intellectual discussion about interfaith cooperation on college campuses. Don’t forget to apply to NUPIP by Tuesday if you’re a graduating senior – and you too can participate in engaging seminars across Chicago. http://www.engage.northwestern.edu/nupip/applicants/FellowshipApp.html

Free Spirit Media is one of our NUPIP fellowship sites. Our fellows help teach digital media classes and support students producing video stories, like this one about Chicago's North Lawndale neighborhood. Check it out: https://vimeo.com/146962272

A Tale of Two Cities: North Lawndale, Chicago Inspired by the film, Romeo Is Bleeding. http://www.romeoisbleedingfilm.com http://www.chicagomediaproject.org Produced in collaboration with Chicago Media…