<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/2026/neighborhood-investment-fellows-connect-classroom-learning-with-housing-challenges-in-bloomington.html" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>06/25/2026 12:54:13 PM</pubDate><title>Neighborhood Investment Fellows Connect Classroom Learning with Housing Challenges in Bloomington</title><description>A group of six Illinois Wesleyan University students is spending the summer interning at local west side nonprofits and learning about community challenges that are no longer abstract concepts discussed in classrooms.</description><author>Emily Bollinger</author><image><img src="/news/2026/images/neighborhood-investment-fellowship.jpg" alt="A group of six Illinois Wesleyan University students touring The Bridge."/></image><image-caption/><tags><tag>home</tag><tag>news</tag></tags></item>