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MAY 14, 2002
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NEWS
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New at the top: Social Sciences dean, CFO
The end of Western Civilization
as the U of C knows it?
RESEARCH
AT CHICAGO >>
Art appreciation: Economist looks at the avant-garde
Quartet of Guggenheims
support faculty projects SEE
THE U OF C >>
The
Chicago Initiative in action NEWS
FROM THE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION >>
New Alumni Directory: Update your information
Wanted: Graduate division alumni
opinions
Reunion 2002: It's only a few weeks away
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NEW
AT THE TOP: SOCIAL SCIENCES DEAN
John Mark Hansen, a leading scholar
of American politics, will return to the University as dean of the Social Sciences
Division. Hansen, currently a professor at Harvard, begins a five-year term as
dean on July 1.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/020503.hansen.shtml
NEW
AT THE TOP: CFO
Donald Julian Reaves joins the U of C as vice president for administration and
CFO on August 15. The executive vice president and CFO at Brown University since
1993, Reaves will be responsible for Chicago's fiscal and administrative operations.
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/releases/02/020502.reaves.shtml
THE
END OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION AS THE U OF C KNOWS IT?
Changes
in the College's general-education courses in civilization studies, to be introduced
in fall 2002, include a new sequence in European Civilization. Does it replace
the sequence in the History of Western Civilization? For an explanation from the
College's European Civilization staff, go to: http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/gateway/study-civ.html
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ART APPRECIATION: ECONOMIST LOOKS AT THE AVANT-GARDE
In his new book, "Outside the Lines: Patterns of Creativity in Modern Art,"
economics professor David W. Galenson uses statistical methods to analyze avant-garde
painting--"treating aesthetic innovations as...a function of the labor market
among bohemians," writes the April 19 Chronicle of Higher Education:
http://www-news.uchicago.edu/citations/02/020419.galenson.html
QUARTET
OF GUGGENHEIMS SUPPORT FACULTY PROJECTS
Four U of C faculty are among 184 artists, scholars, and scientists receiving
2002 Guggenheim fellowships: Andrew Abbott, AM'75, PhD'82, chair and the Gustavus
F. and Ann M. Swift distinguished service professor in sociology; Susan Gal, chair
and professor in anthropology; Jonathan Rosner, professor in physics; and Alison
Winter, AB'87, associate professor in history. To read about the research their
fellowships will support, go to:
http://chronicle.uchicago.edu/020509/guggenheims.shtml
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THE
CHICAGO INITIATIVE IN ACTION
Learn about Chicago's historic $2 billion fundraising campaign, keep up-to-date
on the Initiative's progress, hear what students, faculty, and alumni say about
the University, and see Chicago's reach around the globe: http://chicagoinitiative.uchicago.edu
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NEWS
FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
NEW
ALUMNI DIRECTORY: UPDATE YOUR INFORMATION
This month Chicago alumni
have a chance to update contact information for a new alumni directory, to be
published in spring 2003. A questionnaire is in the mail but if you prefer to
review your information electronically, go to the directory's secure Web site--where
you'll need to enter your alumni ID number and last name. If you don't know your
alumni ID number, it appears on the mailed questionnaire. Or call 800/955-0065.
http://www.publishingconcepts.com/chicago
WANTED: GRADUATE DIVISION ALUMNI OPINIONS
Alumni from the graduate divisions are invited to share their opinions about Alumni
Association programming and services geared to their interests. An anonymous online
survey takes just five minutes. Go to:
http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/gateway/whats-news.htm
REUNION
2002: IT'S ONLY A FEW WEEKS AWAY
If you're anywhere near campus May 31 through June 2, come to Alumni Weekend--there
are events designed for ALL alumni.
Free
events include:
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Friday
and Saturday afternoon UnCommon Core lecture/discussion classes with favorite
faculty.
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Saturday
morning breakfast with President Don M. Randel.
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Saturday
Alumni Assembly in Rockefeller Chapel, where Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens,
AB'41, will speak.
You
can also attend:
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Saturday
Picnic and Festival with student performances, music, and children's activities.
$12/person; free for children under 12.
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Saturday
Night Party on the Plaisance--food, jazz combo, dance band, and much more. $25/person
($5 discount if you bring a new children's book for ChicaGO READ!).
For
more about Reunion 2002, call 800/955-0065 or go to: http://www.alumni.uchicago.edu/reunion/
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