Glencoe, Illinois, resident and Chicago Regional Council member Andrew Berlin ’83 never forgot the passion Maxwell School military history professor David H. Bennett brought to the classroom. Looking for a meaningful way to say thank you and to further academic excellence and research, he established the Andrew Berlin Family National Security Research Fund in honor of the revered professor. Read more.
While Berlin's support of faculty is making a difference on campus, fellow Chicagoan Mark Blane ’11 is making acceptance and youth empowerment his mission. His new book and play, The Rock & the Ripe, tells the painful stories of America’s bullied and bruised LGBT youth. The play takes the stage at two Wrigleyville, Illinois, theaters in June. Read more.
Chicago foundation partners with SU
The Chicago-based John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has awarded $500,000 to study how housing affordability affects lifestyle decisions of older adults. Maxwell economics professor Gary Englehardt will spearhead the initiative. Read more.
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