Journalism and Publishing: The Winning Moves
Interested in seeing your name in print? Does getting into journalism and publishing sound like the field for you? Hear from journalists, editors, and entrepreneurs who have made it in the industry, from literary publishing to breaking news reporting t...
Government: Your Turn to Govern
The government panel will feature an impressive set of panelists from across different government sectors. Panelists include a foreign service officer, the House majority leader of the Illinois General Assembly, the alderman of Chicago's 4th Ward, a fo...
Consulting: Your Problem, My Solution
Enjoy solving problems? Have a good business sense? Then learn about the consulting industry! Consultants are professional problem solvers and work in a variety of firms ranging from large management consulting firms that take on all sorts of projects ...
Health Care: Medical Monopoly—A Dose of Professional Capital to Remedy Pre-Health Jitters
Several years from now, a patient will be admitted into the hospital with a series of severe and painful symptoms. What role will you play in this patient's care as a health care professional? Are you aware of the multitude of professions in health and...
Taking The Next Step 2012 Keynote: Myrtle Potter
Myrtle Potter is one of America’s foremost healthcare leaders and innovators and a best-selling author. She has dedicated three decades of service and leadership to America’s most successful global healthcare companies. She has leveraged her vast e...
2012 MLK President's Reception & Diversity Leadership Awards
University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer reiterates Martin Luther King Jr.’s message of equality through education and introduces the recipients of the University’s annual Diversity Leadership Awards, Shayne Evans (managing director of the...
A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals
Human rights lawyer and diplomat David Scheffer provides new insights into the continuing struggle for international justice. His book All the Missing Souls: A Personal History of the War Crimes Tribunals details the international gamble to prosecute ...
Diversity Leadership Award Recipients - 2012
MLK President's Reception honors Shayne Evans and Sylvia Puente, recipients of 2012 Diversity Leadership Awards.
MLK Jr.'s Historic Speeches at the University of Chicago
Elizabeth Davenport, Dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, recounts Dr. King's historic visits to Rockefeller Memorial Chapel in 1956 & 1959.
The Production Function of Human Capital in Developing Countries
Orazio Attanasio of University College London discusses human capital in developing countries as part of a day-long conference organized by James Heckman, Nobel Laureate and professor of Economics at the University of Chicago. Heckman also gave his con...