Shop talk: Gender studies
The center funds five fellowships for an interdisciplinary look at “The Politics of Sexual Freedom.”

Crime fighter
Irving Spergel, a leading scholar on gangs, dies at 86.

Social organization
At the forefront of an emerging field, Chicago scholars help establish the Society for Social Neuroscience.

Chicago Sun-Times (December 11, 2010)
Black history catalogued at new U of C website
Cultural treasures that languished in South Side basements and closets are now available for public viewing.

NPR (December 10, 2010)
What should the government pay for?
Harris School senior lecturer Charlie Wheelan’s (PhD’98) answer: lighthouses and autopsies.

Daily Mail (December 10, 2010)
Trump crowns his latest apprentice
Brandy Kuentzel, JD’06, outlasts the competition after telling The Donald, “Maybe I could teach you something along the way.”

Wall Street Journal (December 9, 2010)
Tycoons agree to give away fortunes
Joe, AB’78, MBA’80, and Rika Mansueto, AB’91, are among the billionaires who pledged to donate a majority of their wealth.

New York Times (December 1, 2010)
Once an editor, now the subject
William M. Kuhn, AB’79, is one of two squabbling authors of competing new books about Jackie Onassis, literary editor.

Saturday, December 18
Mummenschanz
2–4 p.m. | Philadelphia

Saturday, December 18
The Annual Wassail Party
2–4 p.m. | Seattle

Sunday, December 19
University of Chicago Alumni Bridge Club
6:30–9:30 p.m. | Washington

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PERSPECTIVE

Hallelujah
Listen to the University Chorus perform in a short clip from Handel’s Messiah.

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FROM THE EDITORS

Joining the (glee) club
UChicago a capella group Voices in Your Head performs on three national compilation CDs.

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