Former President Jimmy Carter visits the University of Chicago
Former U.S. president and Nobel Peace Prize winner Jimmy Carter visited the University of Chicago on Friday, July 24 for events organized by the Institute of Politics and the Seminary Co-op Bookstores. Carter stopped first at the Seminary Co-op on Wood...
Iran nuclear deal holds ‘goodies’ for scientists
Prof. Robert Rosner predicts nuclear scientists from United States, Iran will learn much from each other
Science
Study shows recessions lead to spike in college engineering, business majors
Article cites Asst. Prof. Benjamin Keys, whose study found many students switch to ‘recession-proof’ majors during economic downturn
Is Polygamy Next?
In op-ed, Asst. Prof. William Baude examines the potential for a future right to plural marriage
Chicago’s police review agency fires investigator for not exonerating cops
Article cites study by Clinical Prof. Craig Futterman, which finds abnormally high rates of complaints against Chicago police officers
The Iran deal: President Obama’s legacy to the Syrian people
In op-ed, Lect. Azeem Ibrahim writes that Syrian president gains while Syrian people lose from Iran nuclear deal
Al Arabiya
Here’s What’s in Alice Goffman’s Dissertation
Article cites Prof. Harold Pollack, who says crime field data often can be ‘embellished, incomplete, one-sided, undermined by human mistakes, or simply untrue’
New York Magazine
U. of C. professor on the power of hashtags in black activism
In Q&A, Prof. Cathy Cohen explains the power and limits of digital media for black activists