The University of Chicago Magazine

Return on principles

David Booth, MBA’71, built his investment career applying mentor Eugene Fama’s efficient-market research. Now he’s sharing the dividends.

Color lines

After a brief segregated past, the U of C emerged as one of the few places to welcome African Americans to its academic ranks.

Studs: A lifetime of listening

Raconteur Studs Terkel had an ear for other people’s stories.

Glimpses

Marc Pollick, AB’75, gave up a 17-year career in Holocaust studies when he decided he could do more good by encouraging philanthropy than by teaching about genocide.

C.Vitae

On the ground

Aid worker Scott Braunschweig fights poverty in some of the world’s most destitute countries.

UCHIBLOGO

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