Artists who defied convention
The University of Chicago Department of Visual Arts’ exhibition reveals little-known South Side scene that reflects the turmoil of the times.
Susie Allen
Views of art, self on ‘other’ side of globe
University of Chicago undergraduates travel to Spain to see masterpieces, and themselves, in a different context.
Greg Holden
Music, Movies, and the Mind
University of Chicago PhD student David Bashwiner's mind-expanding score reaches the big screen.
Michelle Rapaport
Art historian takes a road trip to renew her spirit
Erin Hogan, AM’91, PhD’99, drove 3,000 miles, solo, to view the massive land art of the West.
Laura Putre

University of Chicago alumni give $25 million in support of new Library
The Joe and Rika Mansueto Library was designed by acclaimed architect Helmut Jahn and will have the capacity to house up to 3.5 million volumes of print material—setting the University of Chicago apart from peers who are moving books off-campus.
Julia Morse
New, interdisciplinary arts center aims to nurture creativity
The Reva and David Logan Center for Creative and Performing Arts is scheduled to open in 2011.
Can cable TV raise the status of women?
Emily Oster, assistant professor of economics at the University of Chicago, is doing research that shows improvements in attitudes and behavior in areas where cable television has been introduced.
Carmen Marti