An excerpt from The Truly Disadvantaged: The Inner City, the Underclass, and Public Policy, by arrangement with the University of Chicago Press. ©1987, the University of Chicago Press. All rights reserved.

Sociologist William Julius Wilson sets forth to help the truly disadvantaged.

A program to reduce the financial and psychological obstacles to the college application process makes an impact in its first year.

Leon and Amy Kass develop an online curriculum that inspires insight into the national soul.

Anne Ford, AM’99, talks to people who are hungry for more than food.

Earl Shorris, EX’54, established a free humanities course to help impoverished adults escape the “surround of force” that restricts their lives.

A new leader brings policy-world experience to Chapin Hall’s vital research on families’ well-being.

Many questions, few answers about the Common Core.

UChicago dips a toe into long-distance learning with its first two online course offerings.

Davida Williams, AM’82, helps foster families navigate trauma and find trust.

Three alumni develop an online platform to streamline the path to publication.

Janice Guzon, ’14, will never see perfectly, but she’s focused on helping others.