Derek R.B. Douglas

I wanted to share some of my thoughts on today's Supreme Court decision on affirmative action:

A truth teller passes. God bless @CivicFederation's #LaurenceMsall, after heart surgery. He was one of those fighting to keep Chicago and Illinois running

Super excited that my good friend @Austan_Goolsbee was just named as the next President of the @ChicagoFed! Can’t wait partner with him in our work at the Civic Committee!

Economist Austan Goolsbee Is Named to Lead the Chicago Fed - The New York Times nytimes.com/2022/12/01/bus…

Great to see cutting edge science around the intersection of urban systems and climate systems taking place in the community. Other Chicago partners include @UChicago @ChiCityColleges @UofIllinois @NorthwesternU @BlacksInGreen @GreaterChatham

Congrats to ⁦@ChicagoState⁩ and ⁦⁦@Argonne⁩ as well as other Chicagoland partners on receiving an inaugural Urban Integrated Field Laboratories Award from the US Dept of Energy - ⁦@ENERGY⁩!

Check out UChicago's latest civic engagement newsletter here: bit.ly/3S70i7v. #PartnersInImpact

.@UChicago has announced a new Violence Intervention Fund, which is designed to support and scale community and academic violence reduction efforts. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 1. Learn more ⬇️ civicengagement.uchicago.edu/news/universit…

This free camp for ages 10 through 16 brings the spoken and written word together with filmmaking concepts. In this program, hosted by @LoganUChicago, students will transform their ideas into video journals and cine-poems. Apply by July 30 here: bit.ly/3cNJgeD.

Our #MidweekOnTheMidway movie is still on tonight! Come join us!

JULY 27: Join the @UChicagoMed Community Advisory Council for an interactive discussion via Zoom about plans to build the cancer center of the future, designed by and for patients. Register here: bit.ly/3Bg5gJ1. #PartnersInImpact

JULY 27: Join us Wednesday for the fourth movie in our Midweek on the Midway series: Luca! The @FieldMuseum will lead an activity, and the first 100 kids can take home a free basil plant. Get more info and the rest of this summer’s movie line-up here: uchic.ag/midweekmidway.

As Taylor Mason grows her business, Taylor's Tacos, she supports her West Side community by partnering with @AnBToday food pantry. Through @polskycenter, Mason got free consulting support to advance her dream of opening her own catering and retail space: bit.ly/3aWibVR.

More than 150 local high schoolers were on campus today for the Kovler Career Conference for High School Students, run by our @osp_cp! Students learned from and connected with professionals in a number of fields, including education, business, arts, and biological sciences.

JULY 20: Join us for the third movie in our Midweek on the Midway series: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory! And before the movie, the first to find the golden ticket will go home with a $50 @StansDonutsCHI gift card: uchic.ag/midweekmidway.

.@T911HealthLab, an initiative led by the @UChiUrbanLabs Health Lab, released a blueprint to modernize and strengthen America’s 54-year-old 911 system. Learn why executive director Rebecca Neusteter says the needed changes are a matter of life or death. ⬇️ bit.ly/3z2c7Es

Dinah Clottey —a @UChicagoCollege ’22 graduate, South Sider, and alumna of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School— says her fashion line T’Kor Couture was created to uplift others during the beginning of the pandemic and protests around the racial reckoning.⬇️ bit.ly/3RtB0QI

JULY 13: Join us for Encanto, the second movie in our Midweek on the Midway series! Before the movie, the first 150 attendees can enjoy traditional arepas, courtesy of @uchicagodining & @ChartwellsHE. Get more info & this summer's full movie line-up here: uchic.ag/midweekmidway.

The UChicago College Bridge Program provides academically advanced high school students from @ChiPubSchools a way to go beyond their high school curriculum and study at the undergraduate level at @UChicagoCollege. Apply by July 12 here: bit.ly/3P8MdEi. #PartnersInImpact

JULY 6: Join us Wednesday night for the first movie in our Midweek on the Midway series: Soul! And before the movie check out a Jazz Links Ensemble performance, courtesy of @UChicagoMed. Get more information and this summer’s full movie line-up here: uchic.ag/midweekmidway.