Urban Studies

Through the internship, students are able to develop professional skills in a variety of non-profit and government organizations. Urban Studies interns have worked at over 350 sites in a wide range of fields, including:

• Researchers and journalists for the Hyde Park Herald newspaper;
• Teaching assistant at Telpochcalli and Woodlawn schools;
• Legal and medical advocates at the Chicago Abused Women’s Coalition and Rape Victim Advocates;
• Aide to Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn;
• Medical researcher at Cook County Hospital;
• Community organizers with the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and the Logan Square Neighborhood Association;
• Environmental researchers with Green Corps;
• Social work assistant at Lutheran Social Services;
• Legal assistant at the Northwestern University Bluhm Law Clinic and the Public Defenders Office.

For a complete list, see the Urban Studies Internship Guide.

Urban Studies staff

• Mary Scott-Boria, Faculty and Director
• Dorothy Burge, Faculty and Internship Coordinator
• Zeva Schub, Faculty
• Julie Ruano, Office Manager

Left: On a program field trip to Argyle Street on the Northside, including faculty members Dorothy Burge (second from left) and Zeva Schub (second from right).

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