Category Archives: Princeton AlumniCorps
IIC and Golden Apple Scholars, Bringing New Insights to the Classroom
Last Thursday I attended my first IIC event: the graduation ceremony of the 2010 Golden Apple Scholars Summer Institute. The Golden Apple Scholars Program is unique to Illinois, and now in it’s 25th year of grooming motivated young adults to … Continue reading
RE: Community Organizing is….?
Post-D.C. Wrap-Up Nearly six months after traveling to Washington, D.C. with my organization as part of the Coalition to Save Community Banking, my one year fellowship is complete. With a bit of downtime before I launch into my next position, … Continue reading
Community Organizing is….?
Early in the 2008 presidential campaign, when Barack Obama seemed like a long shot, too young and unconventional to be taken seriously, his history as a community organizer on Chicago’s South Side was often referenced respectfully as sign of altruism … Continue reading
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Sustainable Development on the Westside: Part II Green Roofs and Black SUV’s
Hopping out of a car (or descending from the L) at the corner of Lake and Pulaski, one is greeted by an unusual sight: four corners, each hugged tightly by a building and flanked by varying combinations of vacant lots, … Continue reading
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Sustainable Development on the West Side: Part I Some Things You Should Know
To be candid, my first week with Bethel New Life was, well, a bit slow. I suppose the emphasis was more on intake than output, or maybe a better word would be absorption, since it seemed I did little more … Continue reading
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An American City 