Helene Gayle of The Chicago Community Trust and MacArthur Foundation’s John Palfrey Talk Equity and the Evolution of Philanthropy

How are philanthropic leaders changing their practices to meet the call for equity? That was one of the key questions addressed in the recent Leading for Good conference, hosted by Loyola’s Baumhart Center for Social Enterprise & Responsibility.   Hundreds of leaders and executives from around the world gathered virtually for the conference, which covered a […]

Inside the Minds of MacArthur ‘Genius’ Grant Winners Monika Schleier-Smith and Forrest Stuart

There are many ways to define “genius,” but each October, Chicago’s MacArthur Foundation chooses around two dozen to honor. Among the diverse array of this year’s MacArthur fellows are a quantum physicist demystifying the habits of subatomic particles and a sociologist illuminating the way certain kinds of policing turn out to undermine public safety. In […]