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Census Complications
- Article, Southtown Star
Associate Professor Allard talks about potential difficulties that census workers might face in collecting data from low-income and immigrant-heavy families.
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Urban violence in America
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Combating Youth Violence
- Article, Chicago Tribune
Associate Professor Voisin comments on efforts to curb youth violence.
- Video, WTTW 11 Chicago Tonight
Associate Professor Voisin joins a panel on Chicago Tonight to discuss the root causes of youth violence and what can be done.
- Article, The Post.ie
Associate Professor Voisin discusses the diminished media attention in regards to recent youth violence in Chicago.
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George Herbert Jones Professor Emeritus Irving Spergel featured in the Hartford Courant
With his respected, groundbreaking work on youth gangs in the United
States, his contributions to SSA programs, and his commitment to
students, Professor Irving Spergel has been one of the School’s
brightest shining stars for over 47 years. In this article, Professor Spergel comments on gangs and what defines a gang in the present day.
Article, Hartford Courant
Combating Youth Violence
- Article, Chicago Tribune
Associate Professor Voisin comments on efforts to curb youth violence.
- Video, WTTW 11 Chicago Tonight
Associate Professor Voisin joins a panel on Chicago Tonight to discuss the root causes of youth violence and what can be done.
- Article, The Post.ie
Associate Professor Voisin discusses the diminished media attention in regards to recent youth violence in Chicago.
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The health-reform debate
- Article, The New Republic
Professor Harold Pollack interviews Harvard Professor Katherine Schwartz on high-risk pools in regards to health reform.
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Urban violence: A public epidemic.
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New report on the effect of violence on girls and young women in Chicago and Illinois.
- Article, Chicago Tribune
Assistant Professor Alida Bouris comments on a new report that surveys the impact that violence has on the lives and well-being of young women.
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Poverty levels are expected to rise in 2009
Social service agencies, poverty, and the effect of the recession
- Article, The University of Chicago Magazine
Agencies that serve the poor are facing both reduced funding and increased need. Associate Professor Scott Allard discusses this and similar issues regarding poverty and social service agencies.
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Professor Pollack makes a case for insuring illegal immigrants
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Charles Payne
Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor
cmpayne@uchicago.edu
773-834-5878
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Payne, Duncan, Knowles: The role that universities can play in education reform
- Article, Chronicle of Higher Education
Professor Charles Payne, former SSA Visiting Committee member and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, and Director of the Urban Education Institute, Timothy Knowles spoke during the education forum, "The Role of Higher Education in Improving Urban Schools."
- For more stories about the Washington D.C. national policy forum, visit: www.uchicago.edu
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Assistant Professor Fairbanks investigates the Philadelphia recovery house movement
- University of Chicago Press Release:
Assistant Professor Fairbanks has written How it Works: Recovering Citizens in Post-Welfare Philadelphia, which examines the phenomena of Philadelphia’s recovery house movement.
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Allard, Bellamy, McCracken give workshops at the 2009 NASW IL Statewide Conference
- NASW:
September 9: Assistant Professor Jennifer Bellamy and Senior Lecturer Stanley G. McCracken presented an intensive workshop: "Evidence-Based Practice and Evidence-Supported Interventions and What They Can Offer Your Practice" and Associate Professor Scott W. Allard presented a workshop on the findings in his new book: "Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State."
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Professor Pollack responds to questions and comments about health care public insurance
- Radio show, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio:
Professor Pollack answers audience questions, comments, and thoughts regarding President Obama's upcoming speech to Congress on WBEZ's Eight-Forty-Eight.
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Associate Professor Voisin presented research to create an Illinois advisory council on youth HIV/AIDS prevention
- Children's Place Association press release:
Governor Pat Quinn last week approved legislation that creates a new state advisory council to help state government develop effective HIV/AIDS prevention messages targeting youth. Voisin's research, in part, informed this legislation.
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Express Stamps program gets food to the hungry faster
- Article, Chicago Tribune
Associate Professor Scott Allard comments about the application and certification process for acquiring food stamps.
Poverty likely to remain a persistent problem under the Obama administration
- Article, Talking Points Memo
Associate Professor Scott Allard offers a number of reasons that will contribute to poverty's persistence in coming years.
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SSA Alumni Ron Huberman featured in Chicago Magazine
Ron Huberman, AM '00, was appointed by Mayor Richard Daley to lead the Chicago Public Schools. Chicago Magazine discusses his managerial style, past achievements, and present accomplishments in Chicago and its communities.
Article, Chicago Magazine
SSA Remembers Former Dean Harold A. Richman
Harold Richman was a distinguished scholar at the University of Chicago and a national leader in social policy. He passed away at the age of 72 on July 30, 2009.
Read more about Harold Richman
Article, Chicago Tribune
Article, Chicago Sun-Times
Video, Chapin Hall
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(773).702.1171
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Roderick Develops New Partnership with Chicago Public Schools for Principal Training
- Article, Catalyst Chicago:
Hermon Dunlap Professor Melissa Roderick discusses the new center, based on SSA's Network for College Success program which will help existing high school principals make sense of data and prepare new ones for the task.
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University launches neighborhood mapping project
- Article, news.uchicago.edu
Associate Professor Grogan is quoted on the Resource Mapping Project -- the first step of a larger effort to assess the current and future state of health of those who live on the South Side of Chicago.
- Article, Chi-Town Daily News
Associate Professor Grogan discusses the purpose and implications of the new project for South-side residents
- Article, Chicago Tribune
University students and fieldworkers map community resources in the Woodlawn neighborhood.
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Valerie Jarrett, critical adviser to President Obama
- Article, The New York Times
Since her appointment by President Obama, former SSA Visiting Committee member Valerie Jarrett has been an integral part of the administration.
Mental-health issues common amongst juvenile offenders
- Article, Chicago Business, Crain's
In an article discussing the murder of 36 CPS students this year, Professor Ludwig comments on the prevalence of mental-health issues with juvenile offenders.
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Is the recession making Americans fatter?
- Article, Newsweek
Professor Pollack discusses the importance of using the recession as a time for public-health policy rethinking and reevaluation.
Rethinking fiscal federalism
- Economix Blog, New York Times
Professor Harold Pollack joins managing editor of The Democratic Strategist, Ed Kilgore, in discussing issues of state and federal funding.
Nonprofit hospitals struggling without charity
Health-care: issues, thoughts, and comments
Professor Pollack named Special Correspondent to Treatment, The New Republic's health-care blog
- Article, The New Republic
Needle-exchange programs are finally moving ahead, a good thing according to Professor Pollack.
- Article, The New Republic
Professor Pollack discusses that while bipartisanship is an important part of the health-care process, strong legislation should be a higher priority.
- Article, The New Republic
Professor Pollack writes on the financial provisions available to fund any serious health-care reform.
- Article, The New Republic
Professor Pollack's first article as Special Correspondent discusses the "coalition of the willing" formed on health-care reform.
- Article, The New Republic
Professor Pollack emphasizes the importance of having public health-care.
- Article, The New Republic
Lack of public-health support partially responsible for ineffective swine-flu response, writes Professor Pollack.
Crime Lab Competition
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The effects of part-time work in a recession economy
New American Foundation conference on low-wage workers and flexible work arrangements
Associate Professor Susan Lambert served as a panelist for the New American Foundation conference on July 8, 2009.
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Cutting social service funding hurts those in need
- Letter to the Editor, The Chicago Tribune:
Dean and Herbert Jones Distinguished Service Professor Jeanne C. Marsh talks about the current stretching of the social service system, and how budget cuts would further impair the effectiveness of social service organizations and workers.
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Charles Payne
Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor
cmpayne@uchicago.edu
773-834-5878
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Payne's book an incisive examination of the national problem of urban education
- Blog Post, District 299
The District 299 blog for Chicago schools praises Payne's book for its thorough and accurate look at the state of urban education reform.
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William Pollak Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence, 2009 Recipients
SSA congratulates Associate Professor Susan Lambert and Senior Lecturer Stan McCracken on receiving the 2009 William Pollak Faculty Award.
Bipartisanship damaging health-care overhaul
- Article, Bloomberg.com
Professor Pollack is quoted on the detrimental effects that bipartisan conflict will have on Congressional efforts to reform health-care.
Night basketball leagues may help prevent youth violence
- Video, ABC Channel 7 News
Professor Pollack is interviewed about youth basketball night leagues and how they may help young people.
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The problem of Chicago youth violence
- Article, Crain's Chicago Business
McCormick Foundation Professor Ludwig talks about gun violence and the mental health issues that affect troubled youths.
- Transcript, Anderson Cooper 360:
Professor Ludwig is quoted on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees in regards to the problem of violence amongst Chicago youths. He speaks on the difficulties of addressing this problem from a research perspective. The story is the third mentioned in the transcript.
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36 Chicago Public School students murdered over school-year
- Article, The Washington Times:
Associate Professor Dexter Voisin discusses the effects of the record-breaking violence that has claimed the lives of 36 Chicago Public School students in the past year.
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Miriam Elson, who served from 1980 to 1994 as a lecturer at the University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration, played an important role in establishing the field of clinical social work and the acceptance of social workers as equals with psychiatrists and psychologists who practice psychotherapy. She died May 6 in Hyde Park at the age of 99.
SGA Youth & Family Services honors Sarah Duncan
Sarah Duncan will receive the first annual Jean S. Meltzer Award from SGA Youth & Family Services, a Chicago non-profit organization that helps low-income, at-risk youth through mental health and prevention programs, including services in 35 Chicago public schools.
In the mid-1990s, Duncan helped develop one of the first community schools, a model concept for transforming neighborhood schools into community centers that offer before- and after-school enrichment programs and social services for students and parents.
Duncan is the Coordinator of the Community Schools Program at University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. She also serves on the board the Ariel Education Initiative.
Allard's research on Social Service Providers
- Article, NASW-IL Newsletter
Associate Professor Allard discusses and clarifies common misconceptions and ideas about the safety nets for those affected by the economic and financial crisis.
- Article, The Wall Street Journal
Associate Professor Scott Allard comments on how families are having to rely on their own social networks rather than social service providers that are facing revenue decreases.
- Article, The Indianapolis Star
Allard comments about a Star report on city service disparties between high- and low-income neighborhoods in Indianapolis.
- Article, The Washington Post
Allard's survey of social service providers is mentioned in an article focusing on faith-based service providers in the Washington D.C. area.
- Article, New York Times
Addendum
Associate Professor Scott Allard's research is mentioned in this New York Times article. His research focuses on the health of social service providers in three cities - Chicago, Los Angeles, and Washington DC. He found that nearly 75 percent of social service non-profits are dependent on those funds for at least half those budgets. For additional information about his Multi-City Survey of Social Service Providers, and his book, Out of Reach: Place, Poverty, and the New American Welfare State, please visit his SSA page at: http://www.ssa.uchicago.edu/faculty/s-allard.shtml and his research page at: www.scottwallard.com.
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m-roderick@uchicago.edu
(773).702.1171
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Putting Some Straight Talk Into Obama's Education Speech
- Article, Washington Post:
Hermon Dunlap Professor Melissa Roderick is quoted in this article on President Obama's recent speech on the state of US education.
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University of Chicago Crime Lab unveils findings
Samuel's research explores transracial adoption
- Radio Interview, WBEZ Chicago Public Radio: 8:48 Show
Assistant Professor Gina Samuels discusses her newly published paper featured in the current issue of the Journal of Marriage and Family, and of the experiences of multiracial adults who were adopted into white families.
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Margaret Rosenheim, former Dean of the School of Social Service Administration at the University of Chicago and a pioneering scholar who combined training law with an interest in child welfare, died February 2, 2009. She was 82.
Larry Hawkins, the University of Chicago's long time Director of the Office of Special Programs and College Preparation died January 30, 2009. For many years SSA served as the host site for the Office of Special Programs graduation and other events and partnered with Mr. Hawkins on many community programs and initiatives.
SSA Congratulates Ron Huberman, AM '00
- Press Release
Ron Huberman, a 2000 graduate of the School of Social Service Administration and the Booth School of Business was named CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.
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m-roderick@uchicago.edu
(773).702.1171
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Roderick speaks on Chicago Public Schools CEO, Ron Huberman
- Article, Chicago Tribune:
Hermon Dunlap Professor Melissa Roderick quoted on the recent appointment of SSA alumni Ron Huberman to the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools.
Roderick responds to Obama's appointment of Arne Duncan
- Article, Chicago Sun-Times
Professor Roderick is quoted in response to Obama's appointment of SSA Visiting Committee member Arne Duncan to the US Secretary of Education.
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War on Crime In Need of a New Strategy
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Discussing Violence in Chicago Communities
- Video, CLTV State and Local news:
Associate Professor Dexter Voisin takes part in the CLTV series "Deadly Lessons," looking at violence and those who are daily exposed to it in their communities.
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Parents, disabled children, and the healing effects of time
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SSA Congratulates Valerie Jarrett and Arne Duncan
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