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TOP STORIES

On human nurture
Philosopher Jesse Prinz, PhD'97, trains a skeptical eye on biological accounts of our behavior, beliefs, and emotions.


Centered in Delhi
A new home in India deepens the University's historic academic connections to the country and concentrates its expertise on complex global problems.


Chicago Harris engages a new dean
Citing the school's innovative research and real-world impact, accomplished scholar Daniel Diermeier brings his wide-ranging expertise to Hyde Park.

 

CHICAGO IN THE NEWS

Chicago Tribune (May 19, 2014)
U of C study says Obama library would be boon to city economy
Analysis shows that a presidential library located on the South Side would have a $220 million annual impact.


BloombergView (May 12, 2014)
The economist who can rescue India
After a successful start to his tenure as head of the Reserve Bank of India, Chicago Booth's Raghuram Rajan faces a new political climate.


Chicago Sun-Times (May 9, 2014)
"Star" defense attorney dies
Fred Cohn, AB'60, JD'62, "approached his work as a vocation, and often tried to rehabilitate and reform his clients."


Atlantic (May 7, 2014)
Checking privilege checking
Phoebe Maltz Bovy, AB'05, argues that the way we talk about privilege now actually serves to reinforce class divisions.


Chicago Tribune (May 5, 2014)
From "Girl" to grown-up roles
Former child star Anna Chlumsky, AB'02, hones her acting craft as the fictional vice president's chief of staff on HBO's Veep.

 

UPCOMING EVENTS

Thursday, May 22
A Spring Night with UCABA
7-9 p.m. | Chicago


Sunday, May 25
Padres v. Cubs at Petco Park
1:10-4:10 p.m. | San Diego


Saturday, May 31
Community Beer Company Open House
2-5 p.m. | Dallas

 /> See events across the country and around the world.


PERSPECTIVE

Scavengers caught on camera
Take a photographic tour of Scav Hunt 2014.

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FROM THE EDITORS

Between verses
Poet and literary scholar Maureen McLane, PhD'97, explores the hybrid spaces in writing.

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GO ASK ALUMNI

What was the hardest lesson you ever learned in the College--did you change concentrations just before you were supposed to graduate, get kicked out of a club, or let your Scav team down at a critical moment? Send your stories of lessons learned the hard way to uchicago-magazine@uchicago.edu by May 30.

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