After war, classroom offers a new outlook
Three veterans trade military service for graduate studies in the humanities.
Susie Allen
Chicagoans trapped between heat and crime
Prof. Jens Ludwig says violence concentrated in low-income areas without air conditioning
CBS Evening News
We built way too many cultural institutions during the good years
Cultural Policy Center study shows building boom didn't match demand

Landmark initiative reimagines humanistic inquiry
Neubauer Collegium, supported by $26.5 million gift, to promote collaboration on big questions.
Susie Allen
For arts institutions, thinking big can be suicidal
Cultural Policy Center study shows how expansion hurt many cultural centers

Law students help free wrongfully convicted inmates
Exoneration Project engages law students in vital cases, representing prisoners convicted on flawed evidence.
Janan Hanna
Nine out of 10 CPS teachers authorize strike
UEI Dir. Timothy Knowles says vote not likely to change Mayor Emanuel's education strategy
