Podcast appearances and mentions of Robert R Mccormick

Kashif Shaikh is the Co-Founder and President of Pillars Fund. In 2010, Kashif and a small group of Muslim philanthropists founded Pillars to strategically organize wealth within their communities and support American Muslim civic institutions and leaders building a more just, equitable society. For the next five years, Kashif volunteered his time and resources to grow and lead Pillars. In 2016, he was asked to be Pillars' first full-time executive director and transitioned Pillars from a volunteer-run fund to a fully operational foundation. Under his leadership, Pillars has invested more than $6 million in Muslim community organizations and initiatives to build collective power and transform what is possible for Muslims in the United States. At the heart of Kashif's career in philanthropy is a dedication to promoting racial equity and creating opportunities for Muslims and people of color to tell their stories through art. Prior to launching Pillars, Kashif was a program officer at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, where he helped manage a portfolio of more than $20 million and helped scale a variety of Chicago nonprofits working at the intersection of racial justice, poverty, and education. He also managed the Foundation's corporate partnerships and helped develop corporate social responsibility strategies for the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Blackhawks, and Chicago Bulls. His career began at the United Way of Metropolitan Chicago, where he developed strategies to engage the organization's largest corporate partners. Kashif's expert insight on Muslims in philanthropy has been cited in The New York Times, Buzzfeed, and Chicago Sun Times, among others. He currently serves on the board of directors of the Peabody Awards, Chicago Humanities Festival, and Mortar, a nonprofit based in his home town of Cincinnati that helps entrepreneurs from historically marginalized communities access resources to start and run successful businesses. He has been named a Philanthropy Forward Fellow by the Aspen Institute Forum for Community Solutions and Neighborhood Funders Group, a New Profit Civic Lab Entrepreneur, and an Ambassadors for Health Equity Fellow. In 2017, Crain's Chicago Business named him to their 40 Under 40 list. Kashif holds a BA from Ohio State University and MA from Northwestern University

The Quarantine Speech was given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 5, 1937 in Chicago (on the occasion of the dedication of the bridge between north and south outer Lake Shore Drive), calling for an international "quarantine" against the "epidemic of world lawlessness" by aggressive nations as an alternative to the political climate of American neutrality and non-intervention that was prevalent at the time. The speech intensified America's isolationist mood, causing protest by non-interventionists and foes to intervene. No countries were directly mentioned in the speech, although it was interpreted as referring to the Empire of Japan, the Kingdom of Italy, and Nazi Germany. Roosevelt suggested the use of economic pressure, a forceful response, but less direct than outright aggression.Public response to the speech was mixed. Famed cartoonist Percy Crosby, creator of Skippy (comic strip) and very outspoken Roosevelt critic, bought a two-page advertisement in the New York Sun to attack it. In addition, it was heavily criticized by Hearst-owned newspapers and Robert R. McCormick of the Chicago Tribune, but several subsequent compendia of editorials showed overall approval in US media. Roosevelt realized the impact that those witting in favor of isolationism had on the nation. He hoped that the storm isolationists' created would fade away and allow the general public to become educated and even active in international policy. However, this was not the response that grew over time, in fact, it ended up intensifying isolationism views in more Americans. Roosevelt even mentioned in two personal letters written on October 16, 1937, that "he was 'fighting against a public psychology which comes very close to saying 'peace at any price.'" Disappointed in how the public reacted to the speech, Roosevelt decided to take a step back with regards to his foreign policy. Even to the point of accepting an apology from Japan after the sinking of the USS Panay.Information linkhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarantine_Speech#:~:text=Roosevelt%20on%20October%205%2C%201937,of%20American%20neutrality%20and%20non%2DSource linkhttps://archive.org/details/FDRQuarantineSpeechSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/public-access-america/exclusive-contentAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Megan Everett, Director of the Veterans Program for the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, is a former Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy. As Director of the Veterans Program, Megan manages a grant portfolio focused on veteran employment to include education and entrepreneurship, behavior health and wellness, and systems navigation. Megan joined the Foundation in August 2014. Megan served on the USS JARRETT (FFG-33) as part of Operation Enduring Freedom and on the USS DENVER (LPD-9) during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Her last tour in the Navy was on a Personal Exchange Program to the Canadian Fleet Atlantic in Halifax, NS. Following her service in the Navy, Megan worked at a small nonprofit with adults with disabilities doing job placement and supported employment in Athens, OH. She was then the Service Learning Coordinator at Chapel Hill High School working with local and national nonprofits and community organizations in the Research Triangle area. She moved to Chicago in 2010 to work at Northwestern University at the Center for Civic Engagement and Center for Leadership. Prior to joining the McCormick Foundation, Megan was the Assistant Director at Northwestern's Farley Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the McCormick School of Engineering. Megan is an advisory board member for the Advisory Council on Veterans Affairs for the city of Chicago and on the Illinois Veterans Advisory Council. Megan is a board member for the Veterans Leadership Council in Chicago and is a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Committee at the American Red Cross of Chicago. Megan received a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University receiving her commission through Naval ROTC. She has a MBA from Penn State University and a Master's Degree in Public Policy and Administration from Northwestern University.

Peggy and Yan Chen, professor, department of computer science Robert R. McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern University, talk about the impact of APT (advanced persistent threat) attacks, giving specific examples such as Target and Equifax. They also discuss: How the computer industry was in survivor mode in the beginning and where we are today. The need for a holistic effort from everybody to address our challenge with security. How AI (artificial intelligence) will revolutionize everything including security in the next 5-10 years and how his team is using AI to do something that was impossible before. mccormick.northwestern.edu (03.09.21 - #709) IoT, Internet of Things, Peggy Smedley, artificial intelligence, machine learning, big data, digital transformation, cybersecurity, blockchain, 5G cloud, sustainability, future of work, podcast

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We’ll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this finale episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with some of Chicago's finest musicians and singers. Performances include the incomparable singer Teresa Griffin, Bassist Extraordinaire Frank Russell , The NuBlu Band , Pianist and music director Fred Nelson III, Billy Branch Blues Harmonica player, singer Nellie Tiger Travis , duo Roderick Dixon and Alfreda Burke , & co-host /singer Eric Thomas. Find out more about N’DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Facebook Executive Producer – Hermene Hartman/N’DIGO Studio Co-Producer – Joi Mitchell Co- Producer/Editor – Erik Hammond – Clear Vision Multimedia Talent Curator - Lynn Orman - Orman Music & Media Group In partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with Spencer Leak Jr. Vice President Leak and Sons Funeral Homes, Augustus Cage President Emeritus Cage Memorial Chapel & Cremation Services , and Lou Rago of Rago Brothers Funeral Homes. Mr. Cage discusses the principle function of a funeral director being to guide the family through the celebration of life in a structured yet respectful manner. He further describes the limitations on the services that funeral directors offer due to Covid 19 and the effect it has had on his business, staff, and clients they serve. Spencer Leak Jr. shares how his business has increased tremendously. His heartfelt testimony of how the pandemic hitting so quickly affected his emotional well being to the point that he was initially most concerned about whether or not he could continue to service clients at the level Leak and Sons Funeral Homes is known for. Lou Rago had an incident early in the pandemic where he had to call the police during a service to help calm funeral guests who were angry about the mandated capacity restrictions. Find out more about N'DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Facebook Executive Producer - Hermene Hartman/N'DIGO Studio Co-Producer - Joi Mitchell Co- Producer/Editor - Erik Hammond - Clear Vision Multimedia In partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring Black doctors & nurses, Black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with Dr.Terry Mason, Peridontist Dr. Yetta McCullom, Dr.Kyra D. Barnes, D.D.S., & Nurse Practitioner Wanda Matthews. Dr.Terry Mason details the origins of the corona virus/covid 19 and why it affects African Americans in higher numbers than other communities. He breaks down the chemical cortisol and how it wrecks havoc on the human body in turn contributing to the many factors associated with the "lack" in black & brown commmunities as it relates to health disparities. Ultimately, Dr. Mason says there is nothing inherent about being black that predisposes black people to covid 19. In actuality it's where Black people live, work, & play that creates the divide. Nurse practitioner, Wanda Matthews, openly discusses how she, her husband, and 17 year old child contracted covid 19 and how each of them had entirely different symptoms with her husband suffering the worst. Dr.Kyra Barnes sheds light on the fact that dentists have some of the strongest and safest protocols that protects against infectious diseases. She notes that adpating her practice to this new complicated norm has been challenging. In order to insure the safety of her patients and dental team it calledl for a large investment in additional PPE, supplies, and equipment. Dr. Yetta McCullom in her personal life lives by the hashtag #notseenuntilthevaccine . However, during the protests, Dr. McCullom's practice was vandalized by looters. Fortunately they were able to recover quickly due to the help of the community. It's important to her to continue to support the BLM movement and the mission of equality. Find out more about N'DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Facebook Executive Producer - Hermene Hartman/N'DIGO Studio Co-Producer - Joi Mitchell Co- Producer/Editor - Erik Hammond - Clear Vision Multimedia In partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring black doctors & nurses, black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with Fashion Designer Barbara Bates , Dionne Williams of D.Williams Public Relations and Event Management Group , Owner and Executive Chef Erick Williams at Virtue Restaurant & Bar , Noelle Diprizio VP & Co-founder of Chicago Distilling Company, and Annah Mitchell owner of Gobble Doggs , to discuss how their businesses have survived during this pandemic. Erick Wiiliams had a decrease in business of 75%. The concerns around the new business processeses for his restaurant were overwhelming. His initial thoughts were to insure that his team was in a position to sustain themeselves vs. implementing furloughs as other restaurants have done. Virtue quickly moved to "take out" soley to create a revenue stream and strong nest egg for the team. Barbara Bates received a call from two friends suggesting that she shift to making masks for first responsders. Her first run of 500 masks were dontaed to Mt.Sanai Hospital. After that Ms. Bates was determined to learn more about making masks safer and as a result she worked with a manufacturer who has a patent pending product that could be shaved thin enough to be placed into fabric thus giving her masks much needed filters. To date Barbara Bates designs have provided thousands of masks to first responders. Noelle Diprizio like everyone else went into survival mode. Her company partnered with other craft distilleries and the FDA to map put how to use a product they alread know how to make, ethanol, and the result was making hand sanitizer. They started out servicing first responsders and nursing homes ultimately opening the opportunity to purchase within their commmunities. Dionne Wiliiams' business was hit very hard. Since she is a publicist and evet planner she initially contacted all her event clients to see if they would consider producing virtual events. Most clients postponed until 2021 but a few moved forward with online fundraisers, panel discussions, webinars, etc. On the PR side her business focused on "content is king" by partnering with influencers and producing facebook live shows. Annah Mitchell too saw her business decline tremendously during the pandemic. As the owner of Gobble Doggs food truck, a food kiosk, and catering company Annah initially ceased everything until she could find her footing on how to best move forward. Now with the phase 3 reopening the food truck is out but business has been very slow. Annah's positive attitude is simply that she understands that her business has to be built back up one step at a time. Find out more about N'DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Facebook Executive Producer - Hermene Hartman/N'DIGO Studio Co-Producer - Joi Mitchell Co- Producer - Jerald Miller - Jerald Miller Design Co- Producer/Editor - Erik Hammond - Clear Vision Multimedia In partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report , 5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring black doctors & nurses, black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders/deathcare workers- funeral directors. In this episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with Pastor Marvin Hunter from Grace Memorial Baptist Church and Rev. Ira Acree from Greater St. John Bible Church. Both guests contracted Covid 19 and they will be describing their experience with the virus and how it affected their families, friends, & congregations. We wouldn't be Chicago if politics wasn't mentioned at some point. Both Pastor Hunter and Rev. Acree share their frustrations with Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Mayor Lori Lightfoot as it relates to churches being declared non-essential during the pandemic. Find out more about N'DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Facebook Executive Producer - Hermene Hartman/N'DIGO Studio Co-Producer - Joi Mitchell Co- Producer - Jerald Miller - Jerald Miller Design Editor - Erik Hammond - Clear Vision Multimedia In partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation

Join your host Hermene Hartman for this special report ,5- part Zoom series, Covid While Black in partnership with Robert R. McCormick Foundation. We'll be discussing mental health, talking to survivors of the corona virus, in addition to featuring black doctors & nurses, black entrepreneurs, and the much ignored last responders- funeral directors. In this episode your host Hermene Hartman speaks with Kesha Hammond (Clinical Professional Counselor), Erika Hendrick (Author & Mental Fitness Junkie), Jerald Miller (Web Designer), and retired couple Eric and Lavetta Thomas. We discuss and define what mental health is and how it affects the black community. Our guests candidly express their personal experiences while living through a Pandemic & Protests. Find out more about N'DIGO STUDIO at ndigo.com Follow Hermene Hartman On Twitter Executive Producer - Hermene Hartman/N'DIGO Studio Co-Producer - Joi Mitchell Co- Producer - Jerald Miller - Jerald Miller Design Commercial Editor - Erik Hammond - Clear Vision Multimedia In partnership with Robert R.McCormick Foundation

Shawn Healy is the Democracy Program Director at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Through this foundation, Healy has worked with teachers and students across the political spectrum to increase political awareness and engagement. He also teaches courses on political science and public administration as an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago. Prior to this, Shawn was a high school government teacher. Links Robert R. McCormick Foundation: https://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/home Jon Meacham – The Soul of America: http://www.jonmeacham.com/book/the-soul-of-america/ National Issues Forum: https://www.nifi.org Democracy Schools Program: https://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/democracy/democracy-schools New York Times “The Daily” Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily NPR “1A” Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510316/1a FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com Politico “Playbook”: https://www.politico.com/playbook org: https://www.illinoiscivics.org Civics Renewal Network: https://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org CivXNow: https://www.civxnow.org Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next. Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

Shawn Healy is the Democracy Program Director at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation. Through this foundation, Healy has worked with teachers and students across the political spectrum to increase political awareness and engagement. He also teaches courses on political science and public administration as an adjunct professor at the University of Chicago. Prior to this, Shawn was a high school government teacher.   Links Robert R. McCormick Foundation: https://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/home Jon Meacham – The Soul of America: http://www.jonmeacham.com/book/the-soul-of-america/ National Issues Forum: https://www.nifi.org Democracy Schools Program: https://donate.mccormickfoundation.org/democracy/democracy-schools New York Times “The Daily” Podcast: https://www.nytimes.com/column/the-daily NPR “1A” Podcast: https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510316/1a FiveThirtyEight: https://fivethirtyeight.com Politico “Playbook”: https://www.politico.com/playbook org: https://www.illinoiscivics.org Civics Renewal Network: https://www.civicsrenewalnetwork.org CivXNow: https://www.civxnow.org Subscribe to our Newsletter at: www.schoolofthoughtproductions.com/contact/ We would love to connect with you! Please email us at schoolofthoughtpodcast@gmail.com to tell us who you are, what you think about the show, and who we should talk to next.   Connect with us and the rest of our tribe by searching for School of Thought Podcast on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter.  

March 5, 2019 Fake News, Real News, and Our Democracy – President, Robert R. McCormick Foundation – David Hiller David Hiller David D. Hiller is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, a role he’s held since July 2009. Previously, David was Publisher and Chief Executive Officer of the Los […]

In the finale of their amazing three-part series, host of Military Resource Radio – Tony Gatliff – and his guest - Megan Everett, Director of Veterans Programs at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation – have a great end to their conversation.Tony and Megan discuss things such as the post 9/11 GI Bill, the pre-graduate and post-graduate veteran student community, Megan graduating from Northwestern with her Masters Degree, the importance of veterans programs nationwide, the Robert R. McCormick foundation and the amazing work they are doing, helping veterans in your own backyard, and much, much more. This is one of our best interviews yet, so please listen to all three parts, if you haven’t already. Megan Everett was a very interesting guest on Military Resource Radio!

In the middle part of a three-part journey with Megan Everett, Director of Veterans Programs at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation, your host Tony Gatliff and his guest DIVE DEEP on a variety of subjects. These include equality for women in the military in today’s day and age, changes in deployment schedules and how that effects our active duty service members, differences between the wars of the 1990’s (the first Desert Storm, the Bosnia conflict, etc.) and the current, ongoing wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, her time on the USS Denver dropping off some members of the United States Marine Corps, “The Amphib Navy”, her time attending Penn State University in Athens, OH – sounds weird, but it’s true, famous Ohio University alumni, moving to Chicago, and a ton more. Stay tuned for this tremendous episode of Military Resource Radio!

In the first part of a three-part interview, Tony Gatliff and his guest – Megan Everett, Director of Veterans Programs at the Robert R. McCormick Foundation (as well as a U.S. Navy Veteran) - discuss a variety of different topics. The pair get into many different topics including Megan’s upbringing, the ins and outs of moving ten times prior to college, her father’s career in the military, the amazing process of re-fueling military jets in mid-air, her getting an ROTC scholarship to Cornell through the U.S. Navy, famous Cornell alumni, similarities in disciplinary techniques between teachers and drill sergeants, being a women in the military, and – more specifically – on a ship for the U.S. Navy, and much, much more. You will definitely not want to miss this AMAZING episode of Military Resource Radio!