Find "joy in the making"...
... no matter what the discipline, music scholar Shulamit Ran told the crowd at the University's 523rd Convocation this past weekend.

Know no boundaries
The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society's new director, Jonathan Lear, oversees its growth into new programs and a new building.

University releases preliminary report on campus climate survey
The report details early findings from a student survey addressing sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and sexual harassment.

New York Times (June 14, 2015)
Stop revering Magna Carta
On the Magna Carta's 800th birthday, UChicago professor of international law and political science Tom Ginsburg argues that "its fame rests on several myths."

BBC News (June 10, 2015)
Mixed fortunes for Singapore's overseas campuses
Chicago Booth associate dean of global outreach Bill Kooser, MBA'81, weighs in on the major challenges faced by Singapore's overseas campuses.

Chicago (June 9, 2015)
Gaming against sexual violence
Melissa Gilliam, professor of obstetrics/gynecology and pediatrics and dean for diversity and inclusion in the BSD, explains her team's novel approach to teaching teens social responsibility.

TED Blog (June 5, 2015)
The dinosaur hunter
TED Fellow and UChicago paleontologist Nizar Ibrahim searches for lost worlds.

TimeOut Chicago (June 3, 2015)
Hyde Park residents share their favorite spots in the area
Spoiler alert: Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, Smart Museum of Art, and Oriental Institute and Museum make the list.

Wednesday, June 24
A New Way of Working
Noon-1 p.m. CDT | Webinar

Saturday, June 27
Craft Brewery Open House and Beer Tasting
2-5 p.m. | Dallas, TX

Monday, July 6
Second Annual UChicago Beach Party at Clifton Beach
6:00-9:30 p.m. | Lakewood, OH

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PERSPECTIVE

Nerdopolis
Has the city of Chicago succeeded in becoming a tech hub, as Mayor Rahm Emanuel has pushed?

 Hear the conversation.

 Read the Capital Ideas story.

UCHICAGO MOOC

Summer fun, UChicago-style
Learn online with similarly inquisitive alumni. As a special pilot program, Law School professor Randal C. Picker (AB'80, AM'82, JD'85) is offering alumni exclusive access to a UChicago section of his free online course Internet Giants: The Law and Economics of Media Platforms. Class begins July 13.

 Learn more and sign up.

FROM THE EDITORS

Look back

 See photos and videos from Alumni Weekend 2015.