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Community Renewal Society Announces Leadership Changes; Board prepares for next phase, begins restructuringDecember 2, 2011 - 1:47pmCHICAGO, Dec 2, 2011 -- Community Renewal Society, one of the city’s oldest non-profit agencies, today announced transitions to its executive leadership team. Executive Director Dr. Calvin S. Morris, Ph.D., will begin his transition to retirement, announced in March 2011, with a six-month... |
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The Chicago Reporter’s Alden Loury Joins Better Government AssociationOctober 18, 2011 - 10:33amFor Immediate Release CHICAGO, Oct 18, 2011 — The Community Renewal Society’s Executive Director Calvin S. Morris, Ph.D. today announced that Alden Loury, Publisher of The Chicago Reporter investigative news publication, has accepted a position as a senior investigator at the Better Government... |
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Community Renewal leader Rev. Calvin Morris to retire in June 2012; Board begins plans for next phaseMarch 8, 2011 - 5:06pmANNOUNCEMENT: Chicago– Longtime social justice activist and prominent faith leader Rev. Calvin S. Morris, Ph.D., has announced he will retire from his current post as Executive Director of the Community Renewal Society in June 2012, prompting an organizational effort to plan for its next phase.... |
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GRASS ROOTS COALITION CALLS FOR NEW MAYOR AND CPS HEAD TO ENFORCE THE REFORMED STUDENT DISCIPLINARY POLICYNovember 22, 2010 - 4:49pmCHICAGO— As the City of Chicago braces for a historic mayoral race, a citywide grassroots coalition is calling for a public commitment from Chicago Public Schools (CPS) officials and mayor hopefuls to reduce the rate of student suspension and expulsions by 40 percent next school year. The High... |
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