Catherine Ye (A.B. ’11) died after being hit by a truck in the West Loop on Monday morning.
Topic: alumni
University in “silent phase” of new fundraising campaign
The University has begun a fundraising campaign to raise several billion dollars, reaching out to alumni and donors around the world.
Alum awarded Gates Cambridge Scholarship
Michelle Quay (A.B. ’11) plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Asian and Middle Eastern studies.
Booth alum donates $5 million
A $5 million dollar donation to the Booth School of Business will help develop its newly instituted Social Enterprise Initiative.
Law School receives $10 million
The donation will benefit scholarship merging law and economics.
Alumni directory opts-in to changes
Improvements to alumni database allow for easier access by students and alumni.
Taking a step back
Taking the Next Step has unique strengths but should not be presented as a one-stop career shop.
Alumni grant sponsors visiting Israeli scholars
The donation will bring scholars from Israel to the Law School.
Alum dies after Tasered by cops
The man was reportedly acting “erratically” at the time of his arrest and died while under police custody.
UchiNOMgo: Where my food trucks @?
Alum tweets the location of mobile food vendors stationed around campus.
B-J lounges renamed for alums
The renaming will honor two beloved University professors and alumni.
Food trucks sue City for rights
A Law School clinic is advising an alum and other food truck owners as they pursue litigation.
Re-launch of local craft beer brews up history
A U of C alum recreates Baderbräu, a Chicagoland-based pilsener that was described as “America’s best”.
O-Issue 2012: Alumni
B-list celebrities only the U of C could produce.
Funder pressure
Universities too often end up in compromising positions in the search for donations.
Axelrod unveils Institute of Politics
The Democratic strategist will leave the Beltway for the Midway.
David Axelrod to announce new institute for study of politics today
The new University of Chicago Institute of Politics will provide internships and host speakers, among other services.
Former WSJ writer ties recession to conservatives
Frank attributed the crisis to economic experimentation and a lack of bank regulation—ideas, which he credited to the U of C, that are usually abandoned in times of economic crisis.
Adrienne Cooper (A.M. ’72), klezmer muse, dies at 65
Adrienne Cooper, who helped revitalize America’s Yiddish community, succumbed to adrenal cancer over winter break.
Alum Bruce Beutler awarded Nobel Prize
Dr. Bruce A. Beutler (M.D. ’81) was awarded the 2011 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine on Monday, making him the 86th U of C affiliate to win the award.
Stevens looks back at 35 years on the bench
The Hyde Park native and Lab Schools and College alumnus returned to the U of C to discuss capital punishment, Citizens United, and other controversial rulings in a packed I-House Assembly Hall
O-Issue 2011: Alumni
B-list celebrities only the U of C could produce.
Gillis details Libyan capture and release
In the States after six weeks of detainment, alum journalist Clare Gillis reflects on her experiences in Libya.
Med owner Hans Morsbach dies at 78
Beloved owner of the Medici Restaurant Hans Morsbach (M.B.A.’61) died May 6 from a stroke.
Captured journalist makes second call home
Clare Gillis (A.B. ’98) was captured in Libya on April 5th; this morning she called home for the second time.
Gillis’s parents reflect on Libya experience
Clare Gillis (A.B. ’98) called her parents Thursday, two weeks after being captured while reporting in Libya.
Alum journalist captured in Libya calls home
Clare Gillis was captured while reporting on the crisis in Libya over two weeks ago.
Weekly round up for July 16
Talks to resolve a strike that has slowed campus construction will resume next week; slain CPD officer Thor Soderberg was honored at Rockefeller Chapel Thursday morning
U of C continues decade of top Peace Corps enrollment
“Chicago graduates are so well prepared that they can hit the ground running,” said Dillan Siegler, director of the Chicago Careers in Public and Social Service program.
Peace Corps outreach director speaks at career fair
Dean of the College John Boyer spoke before the lunch, joking that TNS would have made former President Robert Hutchins roll in his grave.
Ivy Plus helps alums find plus-ones
The Ivy Plus Society (IPS) is a business—and dating—networking club for alums of elite colleges across the country.
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
Writer Ana Marie Cox returns to alma mater to give advice on careers, journalism
Ana Marie Cox (A.B. ’94), an Air America Media national correspondent, former Time Magazine correspondent, and founding editor of the political blog Wonkette, shared tips on how to have a successful, fulfilling career with students in the Center for Integrative Science on Thursday.
Alum hopes to empower community by supporting black-owned businesses
After asking themselves how they could support the community they came from, the Andersons developed the Empowerment Experiment. They decided that they would spend their entire yearly budget—about $120,000—at black-owned businesses.
Sennett discusses third world
Richard Sennett (A.B. ’64), a professor of urban sociology at the London School of Economics and NYU, led a wide-ranging student discussion Friday, touching on issues from the environmental impact of developing nations’ rising middle class to his own undergraduate days at the U of C.
Entrepreneurial alumni, students tackle unique business challenges
Internet company draws talent and workers from University students past and present
Alumni
U of C has often been the first stop on road to riches and renown