Child Welfare, Race, and Disparity: New Findings, New Opportunities
Experts on child welfare policy discuss the gap between Black and White children in the welfare system. They attempt to answer questions that have arisen from efforts to understand this gap: Does the magnitude of the gap differ in different localities...
Franke Forum: Norma Field on “From Stagg Field to Fukushima: A History of Nuclear Power”
Norma Field, professor of Japanese Studies at the University of Chicago, discusses the history of nuclear power and the state of nuclear power and weapons today in the scope of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. She presents a variety of reactions...
Forum Choice for Terrorist Suspects
Aziz Huq, assistant professor of law at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses what forum should be employed to adjudicate the status of terrorist suspects. Recent clashes between Congress and the President have yielded highly controversial p...
Picturing the Past: The New Exhibit at the Oriental Institute Museum
The Oriental Institute Museum's newest exhibit, Picturing the Past: Imaging and Imagining the Ancient Middle East, takes a look at how artists and photographers have envisioned a fragmentary past, and how the resulting images have influenced our i...
Winter Craft of Teaching with M. Cooper Harriss
M. Cooper Harriss (PhD’11, Religion and Literature), is Instructor and Visiting Professor of Race and Religion, Department of Religion and Culture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Blacksburg, Virginia). Harriss offers courses in ...
Signing Ceremony for the Vivekananda Visiting Professorship
The University of Chicago commemorates the establishment of the Vivekananda Visiting Professorship with a signing ceremony and Indian classical dance performance. The new visiting professorship in Indian studies is supported by a $1.5 million gift fro...
Indian Classical Music in Honor of the Vivekananda Visiting Professorship
A trio of classical Indian musicians perform at the Signing Ceremony for the Vivekananda Visiting Professorship, which establishes a new visiting professorship in Indian studies, supported by a $1.5 million gift from India's Ministry of Culture. T...
Ben Lerner Reading
Ben Lerner, poet, critic, and professor at Brooklyn College, reads from his work and discusses the craft of poetry as part of the University of Chicago's Poem Present Reading and Lecture series. He focuses on the alienation of modern life and the ...
Understanding Supreme Court Confirmations
Geoffrey Stone, professor at the University of Chicago Law School, discusses how the Supreme Court confirmation process has changed over the years and whether members of the Senate are more prone to oppose nominees today. Stone examines the process by...
Creating a Compelling Resume for Today's Job Market
On January 25, 2012, Michelle Antonio, MBA'97, delivered a presentation on the best methods for crafting a succinct and comprehensive resume to attract potential employers. The event was sponsored by University of Chicago Alumni Career Services, which ...