Students undeterred in careers as future journalists
Rigorous Chicago training, professional programs bolster career chances amid tough market.
William Harms
Fulbright fellows learn about themselves and world
From tortilla making in Mexico to drumming in Sri Lanka, international studies spark ideas.
Carmen Marti
Fans of French novel stage marathon reading
In Les Misérables, students and faculty find echoes of current economic woes.
Susie Allen
Scholars work to make Defender collection public
University helps a great Chicago family make a great gift to the city.
Josh Schonwald
Alums take SSA training back to schools
Internships lead to full-time public school posts, where grads teach a new group of interns.
Greg Holden
The sisters who sparked SSA
In its centennial year, the school celebrates the Abbotts' deep legacy.
Greg Holden
Chicago’s hidden Renaissance
Jacqueline Goldsby explores a little-known African American literary movement at the University's 30th annual Humanities Day Oct. 25.
Josh Schonwald
Politics of the hip-hop generation
Bakari Kitwana, the 2007-2008 Artist-in-Residence in the University’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, discusses hip hop.
Josh Schonwald
Battling economic inequality in the classroom
Tinker Visiting Professor Ricardo Paes de Barros gives students tools to tackle poverty, social inequality, and social policy.
Greg Holden
Sudhir Venkatesh: Not your average sociologist
Sudhir Venkatesh, AM'92, PhD'97, chronicles the lives of those whose livelihoods are off the books.
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