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Bragging RightsI suppose that a compliment withheld is as good as an insult—which is why I’m giving you a much-overdue ovation for the new art direction I’ve noticed from the Magazine.I just read the...
View ArticleBadger’s influence
Years Richard Badger, JD’68, the Law School’s assistant dean for graduate programs, has worked at the Law School:40Years Badger spent as dean of Law School admissions:28Percentage of living Law alumni...
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Investment in Indian studiesA $1.5 million gift from India’s Ministry of Culture has established a visiting professorship in Indian Studies. The chair commemorates Hindu spiritual leader Swami...
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A third for eighth blackbirdContemporary classical sextet eighth blackbird, the University’s ensemble in residence, won its third Grammy Award in February. The wind, string, piano, and percussion group...
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Poetic alumna
One familiar characteristic of poetry is its phoenix-like refusal to die permanently. Poetry has fought an uphill struggle through almost the entire lifetime of one member of the University of...
View ArticleJimmy’s
One of the enduring—and endearing—qualities of the denizens of the Midway over the years has been a tendency toward being somewhat disputatious—in a friendly way, usually. This tendency carries over to...
View ArticleA challenge to left and right
Early on a recent summer morning, when we met with William Julius Wilson, he was catching up on his mail after a week in Montana at a conference.
View ArticleFuture tense
As the University celebrates its 125th anniversary, the Magazine asked campus experts to speculate about what challenges, discoveries, and new research paths will define their fields after another...
View ArticleRockefeller, remembered
His grandfather was famous for his wealth and for giving it away—to fund biomedical research, to support social services, and in 1889 donating $600,000 to help found the University of Chicago.
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