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ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 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 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø.

ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø will offer qualified Afghan refugees who settle in Chicago or nearby areas the opportunity to attend ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 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 has awarded an $873,000 grant to the Prison + Neighborhood Arts/Education Project (P+NAP). The ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø  Foundation will serve as the fiscal sponsor for the grant, which will be distributed over the next two years. 

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded three grants to ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø in support of TRIO Student Support Services (TRIO SSS), a program that provides individualized academic and social assistance to students from their freshman year through graduation. ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø is the only university in the state to be awarded more than two TRIO grants.