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ڰ to host MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor as Presidential Lecture Series speaker, Sept. 15
“An Evening with Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor,” will take place at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 15 in the Auditorium on the Main Campus, 3701 W. Bryn Mawr Ave.
Noteworthy at ڰ: Black history in the making
ڰ has announced this year’s George Floyd Social Justice Scholarship recipients and continues its Black Heritage/History Month celebration with a presentation by entrepreneur, travel historian and Black history education speaker Tammy Gibson. Read about this and more in the latest edition of Noteworthy at ڰ.
ڰ to offer tuition and fee waivers for Afghan refugees for the 2021-2022 academic year
ڰ will offer qualified Afghan refugees who settle in Chicago or nearby areas the opportunity to attend ڰ through University-sponsored discretionary waivers that will cover the cost of tuition and fees for 12 credit hours in the current academic year. The initiative will be available on a first-come, first-served basis for up to 15 continuing and prospective students.
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awards $873,000 grant to Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded an $873,000 grant to the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (P+NAP). The ڰ Foundation will serve as the fiscal sponsor for the grant, which will be distributed over the next two years.