Currently the Dean of the Undergraduate College at Bryn Mawr College, Rasmussen previously held administrative positions at Duke and Wesleyan.
Topic: administration
East meets west in quad expansion
The current plans for the quad expansion seek to unite campus through a common passageway.
New dean of students hired
Effective July 8, the new dean of students will be Michele Rasmussen, current dean of the undergraduate college at Bryn Mawr, according to the University’s News Office website. She will be the second-ranking administrator in the Office of Campus and…
Opening a new forum
The changed format of “Coffee and Donuts” is a welcome attempt to foster student engagement.
Students press Zimmer on social justice issues at globalization forum
Many questions strayed from the intended subject at “A Leadership Conversation with President Zimmer.”
Q & A: VP of Campus Life and Student Services Karen Warren Coleman
The new administrator discusses the future of her position and welcomes new students to campus.
O-Issue 2012: Administration
These U of C administrators are at the top of the food chain when it comes to both your life at the University and the life of the University itself.
Chair of sociology department tapped for dean of social sciences division
The man Mario Small will replace became dean nearly 10 years ago.
Goff-Crews to step down at end of academic year
Vice President for Campus Life and Dean of Students Kim Goff-Crews will depart the University at the end of the academic year for a dual position at her alma mater, Yale University.
Community service RSOs see promise in new adviser
The University of Chicago Service Center has appointed its first Community Service Adviser.
O-Issue 2011: Administration
While RHs and professors may facilitate some of your day-to-day activities, the U of C administrators are at the top of the food chain when it comes to both your life at the University and the life of the University itself.
The Yellow Door Chronicles
On the corner of the campus, a school for special-needs students reaches a turning point in its history.
After 75 years at U of C, Alice Chandler dies at 93
Alice Chandler worked at the University, including managing the Provost’s and President’s offices for 75 years.
Housekeepers concerned by job uncertainties
Students and Housekeeping staff convened yesterday concerning staffing changes between the Housekeeping and Facilities staff.
Lipinski to lead Nieman Foundation
Vice President of Civic Engagement Ann Marie Lipinski was named Curator of the Harvard Nieman Foundation for Journalism
Obama chooses Zimmer for Science Board
The White House announced that President Zimmer will be the newest addition to the body of advisors to the NSF.
Housekeeping staffers may be laid off
After the announcement that housekeeping and facilities services will merge, students rise up to help save jobs
Molecular Engineering Director named
Matthew Tirrell from the University of California Berkeley will serve as the director of the Institute for Molecular Engineering beginning July 1.
UCSC director leaves University
The number of community service RSOs more than doubled to 75 during Goode’s time at the UCSC. The new director will likely take his position as advisor to all of them.
Along with new quarter come three new administrators
Two of the three are taking positions they’ve already held on an interim basis.
New director to bring arts, technology focus to NSP
In an effort to intertwine technology and education, Shahzad Rasul, an IT consultant, has taken charge of the Neighborhood Schools Program.
Revised sexual offense policy diversifies committees
The University announced a series of changes to disciplinary procedure in response to suggestions from a committee formed to review the policy.
Living the D.R.E.A.M.
The University should endorse the DREAM Act, even if it it means taking a stand on a political issue
U of C announces policy on undocumented students
The U of C accepts undocumented students and provides them with need-based financial aid in accordance with its previously standing policies.
Ad hoc group forms in response to arrest
An ad hoc group of nine students and one faculty member will advise protocol changes, Kim Goff-Crews announced at an open forum Wednesday.
New development director appointed to oversee financial growth
University of Pennsylvania administrator Thomas Farrell was appointed Vice President for Alumni Relations and Development.
Editorial 4.09.2010
Reg report does more to quiet controversy than preventing recurrence
Zimmer dating professor after split with wife
President Robert Zimmer is dating a faculty member after separating from his wife and moving out of the President’s house in September.
Teamsters discuss University overtures in contract talks
Union will demand less wasteful spending,
not just salary increases, in future rallies
Econ prof appointed director of Milton Friedman Institute
Economics professor Lars Peter Hansen was appointed director of the Milton Friedman Institute for Research in Economics (MFI) last week. Hansen headed the faculty committee that proposed the MFI and was its acting director from its inception in July 2008.
Zimmer to expand faculty as economy bounces back
Zimmer also assured faculty and students that there are no plans for further budget cuts or reductions in financial aid.
University pulls a “coup” in landing new law dean
Schill has plans to grow the Law School’s faculty and usher in a new legal movement.
VP for Alumni Relations and Development moves to NPR
Rather than trying to recruit funds based on an alumni’s major, Schiller understood that many alums had a wide array of interests
Michel identifies areas for student life improvement, will propose solutions by next year
Bill Michel, assistant vice president for student life in the University, recommended that the University take broad action to improve both the perception and quality of student life outside the classroom.
Nimocks trades UCPD leadership for new community outreach role
Lynch, as new UCPD chief, already working with city police on increasing South Campus safety
Housing and Dining office to eliminate jobs, hours in latest cuts
Gutman: Residence hall councils should use “creative abilities” when spending money after 25 percent cutbacks
Several Sexual Assault Working Group proposals can’t be accommodated, admins say
Art and Munsters say sharing documents with the accused consolidating committees unlikely to happen
Bill could mandate that U of C provide voter registration options with course signups
U of C Registrar, who worked to implement similar legislation in California, said change could require significant amount of work.
Tuition rises 4.5 percent
The University called the rise in tuition and total costs “the smallest in more than a decade” in the press release in which they were announced. However, when compared with the rate of inflation, real costs are higher than they have been in at least four years.
Newly-appointed Argonne director Isaacs to work towards alternative energy storage
Isaacs plans to put Argonne at the cutting edge of research in X-ray science and energy development.
Alumnus Alper elected as new trustee chair
Andrew Alper (A.B.’80, M.B.A.’81) was elected chairman of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees at a meeting Wednesday. He will begin his three-year term June 4. Current chair James Crown announced his plans to step down last month, after serving as chair for six years. The trustees amended the board’s bylaws to create a three-year term for the chairman at last night’s meeting.
Provost announces 5 percent budget cuts
The University is cutting its budget by about five percent, administrators announced Tuesday, citing the performance of the University’s endowment as the most significant cause. The endowment has fallen about 30 percent in the past year.
University holds discussion with Jewish students to address recent bias concerns
Academic centers’ sponsorship of events doesn’t signify an endorsement of ideas, says Davenport on Gaza panel
O’Neill to leave admissions office in June
O’Neill credits VP Behnke’s departure as influential in his decision to resign this summer
Students press Zimmer on budget cuts, revised E.R. policy at forum
Zimmer hopes that U of C students have more than a “superficial understanding” of Medical Center controversy
Final stimulus package contains less aid to research and higher ed, but billions remain
Scott Sudduth, associate vice president for federal relations, singled out Fermilab as being “among the big winners.”
Trustee chairman resigns after customary six years, will still lead Medical Center board
James Crown, chairman of the University Board of Trustees, worked to secure federal funding for research.
Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care
Laid-off workers protest perceived cuts in Hospital care
Medical Center lays off 450 employees
The University of Chicago Medical Center laid off 450 employees, almost five percent of its staff, Monday morning as part of its effort to comply with planned budget cuts of $100 million.
African studies major subsumed by general comparative race program
African studies majors miffed by department change