Gilliam leads research to prevent teen pregnancy
With a 'visionary' approach to reproductive health, Dr. Melissa Gilliam seeks to change teens' perceptions and behavior.
Kayce T. Ataiyero
College prep starts early in UEI program
Twenty-five eighth-graders stood in a circle at the Woodlawn campus of the University of Chicago Charter School, tossing a ball of pale-blue knitter’s yarn to each other as they traced their own social network.
William Harms
Telling the life stories of words
Love of English language takes alumni on a lexical journey.
Debra Kamin
Helping the world’s poor claim legal rights
When lawyers for International Justice Mission first encountered a Kenyan inmate named Peter in late 2009, he had been languishing in prison without bail for 12 months on charges of robbery with violence—an offense punishable by death.
Sarah Galer
Center in Beijing opens with focus on collaboration
As nine pairs of scissors sliced through scarlet ribbon, a cheer went up on Wednesday from hundreds of people who filled the gleaming halls and galleries and classrooms of the University of Chicago’s Center in Beijing.
Brooke O’Neill
Work-life balance benefits low-wage workers, employers
Assoc. Prof. Susan Lambert finds people who need flexible arrangements often don’t have them
Miller-McCune
Public school students forge path to top colleges
The University started Collegiate Scholars to help Chicago Public Schools students set high goals. Now the first graduating class has set a national example.
Sara Olkon
Teaching sparks innovation for Quantrell winners
Shared inquiry and the ‘excitement of discovery’ bring classrooms to life, thanks to undergrad teaching award recipients like Darby English (left).
Susie Allen
Odyssey Scholarships help more students dream big
For 1,000 College students, the aid funded by a $100 million gift opens new possibilities. Now the program has met a major fundraising goal.
Sara Olkon
Passion for writing connects students, teachers
Mentors such as author James Fallows help students explore their craft in Vare Nonfiction Writer-in-Residence program.
Susie Allen