David M. Rubenstein, JD’73, has renewed his commitment to the University of Chicago Law School’s Rubenstein Scholars Program with a $13 million gift that will provide nearly 60 full-tuition scholarships...Read more

Free concert on May 21 offers music with judicial twist

The University of Chicago will build an innovative facility designed to foster convening and collaboration and to serve as a physical hub for a broad array of University activities. In...Read more

The family of Richard and Ann Pozen has donated $6 million to human rights education at the University of Chicago, bringing the Pozens’ total giving to the program to $7.5...Read more

University Trustee Alvaro Saieh, AM’76, PhD’80, has made a significant donation to the University of Chicago in support of a new home for the Department of Economics and the Becker...Read more

The University of Chicago will formally launch the public phase of a comprehensive campaign this fall to raise $4.5 billion. The priorities of the campaign, the most ambitious in the...Read more

Laboratory Schools facility, named for iconic artist, to support programs in theater, music and visual...

Benevolent was founded in 2011 by Megan Kashner, AM '95. Benevolent created a new model for philanthropy, fostering a direct connection between the giver and the recipient. Eligible recipients post...Read more

Program will develop core analytical skills necessary for business leaders

Renewing a commitment to providing full-tuition scholarships that he made three years ago, David M. Rubenstein, JD’73, has given the University of Chicago Law School an additional $10 million to...Read more

A record number of donors contributed to a landmark year of philanthropic support for the University of Chicago, officials announced, with a total of $459 million in new gifts and...Read more

Once Upon a Time Foundation provides charitable funding for students to distribute

Given the chance, women are more likely than men to opt out of a request to give a charitable donation, a group of economists have found. The issue of which...Read more

The University of Chicago has established the Science of Philanthropy Initiative to explore the underpinnings of philanthropy by employing an interdisciplinary approach that includes strategic partnerships with the fundraising community...Read more

Noted energy pioneer increases gift to Chicago Booth to $15 million

Sherry Lansing, a pioneer in the film industry and alumna of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools , has committed $5 million to support a major new facility for performing...Read more

For Nancy Stevenson, the gathering to mark the 50th anniversary of the University of Chicago Women’s Board wasn’t so different from the first board meetings in 1960: civic-minded women from...Read more

Sixty of the nation's best law school students will receive full-tuition scholarships to the University of Chicago Law School, thanks to a $10 million gift from alumnus and University Trustee...Read more

Barry D. Karl, a historian whose study of 20th-century American politics led him to become a leading expert on philanthropy, died Wednesday at the University of Chicago Medical Center. Karl,...Read more

Discussion leads to questioning of assumptions and a fresh look at global poverty, education, and public health.