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What to Know About Chicago's Tax to Pay for Homelessness

In the lead-up to the vote on Bring Chicago Home, Mansueto Institute Director Christopher Berry writes in an op-ed for Crain’s Chicago Business that the proposal to increase a real estate transfer tax on $1 million-plus properties deals with one of Chicago’s and many U.S. cities’ most pressing crises, homelessness, but questions remain about whether the money will be effectively spent and how it might impact struggling commercial property values.

 

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Local Data Journalism Fellows Announced

The Local Data Journalism Initiative is excited to announce our first cohort of Data Journalism Fellows: Maya Dukmasova of Injustice Watch, Sarah Freishtat of the Chicago Tribune, Matt Kiefer of WBEZ Chicago, Alden Loury of WBEZ Chicago, Dan Petrella of the Chicago Tribune, and A.D. Quig of the Chicago Tribune, and. This summer fellows will investigate critical issues impacting cities, including real estate, transportation, and public finance, with the support of student-faculty data science teams.

 

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Film Pre-Screening: History of Segregation in Chicago

Come to a pre-screening of a new documentary about the history of segregation in Chicago, Shame of Chicago, co-hosted by the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neuroscience’s DEI committee, BSD’s Diversity and Inclusion Grants program, and the Trauma Interest Work Group (TIWG). Additionally, join for What Does Safety Mean to You? Community Perspectives on Safety Speaker Series.

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Inclusionary Zoning & Aging Housing Stock

Join the Mansueto Institute in March for Colloquium talks on issues faced by cities related to housing: Building Inspectors and Aging Housing Stock, presented by Robin Bartram, Assistant Professor in the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, and Inclusionary Zoning in New York City: Trojan Horse or Antidote to Gentrification?, co-hosted with the Crown School, and presented by Lance Freeman, Penn Integrates Knowledge Professor of City and Regional Planning, and Sociology, University of Pennsylvania.

Urban Doctoral Fellowship

Applications are now open to University of Chicago PhD students for the Urban Doctoral Fellows Program, a yearlong, supervised cohort experience for up to ten students whose research focuses on urban issues. Students get training and meet regularly to discuss strengthening scientific writing, effective presentations, and multimedia communications, with the goal of generating a paper and talk to be presented at a leading conference in their field.

Urban Innovation Grants for Student Organizations

Students can apply now for Urban Innovation Grants for Student Organizations of up to $5,000, to help support University of Chicago student events, research, or other initiatives on campus focused on critical issues and topics impacting cities. This opportunity is open to undergraduate and graduate student groups and organizations at the University of Chicago, and can fund outside speakers, conferences, and related efforts.

FOR STUDENTS

The Mansueto Institute offers or co-sponsors a variety of programs for students who are interested in cities and sustainable urban development. We offer several fellowship opportunities: the Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, the Kreisman Initiative for Housing Law and Policy Fellowship, the Urban Doctoral Fellows program, the Community Research on Climate and Urban Science Postdoctoral Fellowship, and the Data Science Journalism Fellowship. Additionally, research assistant positions are available in our Environmental Frontiers Campus program and Urban Research Corps. Check our Opportunities page, subscribe to our monthly newsletter, and follow us on social media to get notified of opportunities as they become available.

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