Chicago Neighborhood Check-In: Higher Education
About the Event:
Students heading back to college are preparing for an entirely different experience—and their respective institutions face a similar reckoning about their broader role. CHF brings together leaders from Kennedy-King College, Lake Forest College, and the University of Illinois at Chicago to discuss how they can serve as good neighbors when current crises require academic institutions to show up differently in their communities. Following recent shifts and disruptions in regular operations on and around campuses, this program looks at the untapped potential and unforeseen limitations of brick and mortar institutions in a time of virtual learning and increased need for localized resource sharing. CHF’s Marilynn Thoma Artistic Director Alison Cuddy moderates this program.
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This program is presented in partnership with Kennedy-King College, Lake Forest College, and the Institute for the Humanities at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
This week's programs presented with the support of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation.
Mark Canuel
Mark Canuel is Professor of English and Director of the Institute for the Humanities. Canuel is the author of three m...
Davis Schneiderman
Davis Schneiderman is Krebs Provost and Dean of the Faculty and Professor of English at Lake Forest College. He is th...
Dr. Gregory Thomas
Dr. Gregory Thomas has served as President of Kennedy-King College (KKC) since July 2018. Before joining KKC, Dr. Tho...
Alison Cuddy
Alison Cuddy is a Chicago-based writer and editor. She is the former host of the award-winning program Eight Forty-Ei...
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