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University of Chicago dedicates new bells on campus New bells for tower

University of Chicago dedicates new bells on campus

Bells in Mitchell Tower—the first ones in 115 years—honor those with ties to campus, Chicago, bell-ringing tradition

Aug 7, 2023
100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson made history as the first Black woman to graduate with a Ph.D. Dayo Adeoye and Marla Anderson with bust of Georgiana Simpson

100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson made history as the first Black woman to graduate with a Ph.D.

Jun 10, 2021
Students lead effort to honor first African-American woman to earn PhD at UChicago phd women uchicago

Students lead effort to honor first African-American woman to earn PhD at UChicago

Dec 12, 2017
Students lead effort to honor first black woman to earn a PhD from UChicago Old photo of Georgiana Simpson wearing graduation cap and gown

Students lead effort to honor first black woman to earn a PhD from UChicago

Mar 8, 2017
University Of Chicago To Get Its First Statue Of A Woman

University Of Chicago To Get Its First Statue Of A Woman

Two undergraduates discuss effort to erect statue of alumna Georgiana Simpson on campus

Oct 5, 2016
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