<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item link="https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/kipp-academy-chicago-principal-allen-prioritizes-equity-leadership-and-student-success.html" display="true" type="news-list"><title>AAMU Alumna at the Helm of Chicago School as City Prepares for Historic HBCU Classic</title><summary>As anticipation builds for the inaugural HBCU Classic at Wrigley Field on May 2, Alabama A&amp;M University alumna Camille Allen is making her mark in Chicago — not on the field, but in the classroom.</summary><date>2026-05-02T12:00:00-08:00</date><imageAltText>Camille Allen in the back right smiles with seven of her students at Kipp Academy Chicago</imageAltText><image>/_images/camilleallenstudentsedit.jpg</image><name>KIPP Academy Chicago Principal Allen Prioritizes Equity, Leadership and Student Success</name><first>KIPP</first><last>Academy Chicago Principal Allen Prioritizes Equity, Leadership and Student Success</last><url>https://www.aamu.edu/about/inside-aamu/news/kipp-academy-chicago-principal-allen-prioritizes-equity-leadership-and-student-success.html</url><tags/></item>