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Please read the below Chicago Tribune article and pass to OTHERS in the community.
By Jodi S. Cohen
As President Barack Obama this morning encouraged colleges and universities to find ways to get more low-income students on their campuses, the University of Chicago announced a $10-million gift that will fund a new program aimed at that goal.
The College Success Initiative, part of the university’s Urban Education Institute, will train educators and policy makers nationwide on how to improve college readiness for underserved students. The Institute has created tools that educators can use to ensure students are ready for college, help them apply, and then monitor their success after they are there.
The goal is to get those tools to 10,000 schools during the next five years, and therefore increase the number of students who are prepared for, and able to get into, college. The $10-million gift to create the program came from the family of U. of C. trustee Steve Kersten, who graduated from U. of C. Law School in 1980 and owns WaterSaver Faucet Company, which manufactures faucets and other equipment for laboratories.
Obama mentioned the new U. of C. initiative during his remarks today at a White House summit that brought nearly 100 college leaders together. Obama asked the college and university presidents to commit to new programs that will expand access to higher education.
“We know that not enough low-income students are taking the steps required to prepare for college,” Obama said. “That’s why I’m glad the University of Chicago — my neighbor, and the place where Michelle and I both worked in the past — is announcing a $10-million college success initiative that will reach 10,000 high schools over the next five years.”
U. of C. President Robert Zimmer was among those in attendance, and he said the university’s latest initiative will build on work the Urban Education Institute has been doing.
“The Kerstens’ gift is simply going to enable us to lift this level of activity dramatically in terms of our capacity to disseminate what it is that we have learned over the past 10 years or more,” Zimmer said. “The end goal is having many, many more high schools have a clear focus on their goals. All their kids should get into a four-year college and graduate from a four-year college.”
U. of C. has a variety of other efforts aimed at helping low-income Chicago students get into college. UChicago Promise, for example, helps high school students understand the financial aid and admissions process, and then eliminates debt for students from Chicago who attend U. of C.
Northwestern University last month announced a similar program, the Northwestern Academy, which will work with promising students in Chicago Public Schools’ neighborhood schools to prepare them for Northwestern or another top college by providing year-round tutoring, college counseling, test preparation and other services during high school.
The College Success Initiative, part of the university’s Urban Education Institute, will train educators and policy makers nationwide on how to improve college readiness for underserved students. The Institute has created tools that educators can use to ensure students are ready for college, help them apply, and then monitor their success after they are there.
The goal is to get those tools to 10,000 schools during the next five years, and therefore increase the number of students who are prepared for, and able to get into, college. The $10-million gift to create the program came from the family of U. of C. trustee Steve Kersten, who graduated from U. of C. Law School in 1980 and owns WaterSaver Faucet Company, which manufactures faucets and other equipment for laboratories.
Obama mentioned the new U. of C. initiative during his remarks today at a White House summit that brought nearly 100 college leaders together. Obama asked the college and university presidents to commit to new programs that will expand access to higher education.
“We know that not enough low-income students are taking the steps required to prepare for college,” Obama said. “That’s why I’m glad the University of Chicago — my neighbor, and the place where Michelle and I both worked in the past — is announcing a $10-million college success initiative that will reach 10,000 high schools over the next five years.”
U. of C. President Robert Zimmer was among those in attendance, and he said the university’s latest initiative will build on work the Urban Education Institute has been doing.
“The Kerstens’ gift is simply going to enable us to lift this level of activity dramatically in terms of our capacity to disseminate what it is that we have learned over the past 10 years or more,” Zimmer said. “The end goal is having many, many more high schools have a clear focus on their goals. All their kids should get into a four-year college and graduate from a four-year college.”
U. of C. has a variety of other efforts aimed at helping low-income Chicago students get into college. UChicago Promise, for example, helps high school students understand the financial aid and admissions process, and then eliminates debt for students from Chicago who attend U. of C.
Northwestern University last month announced a similar program, the Northwestern Academy, which will work with promising students in Chicago Public Schools’ neighborhood schools to prepare them for Northwestern or another top college by providing year-round tutoring, college counseling, test preparation and other services during high school.
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