UChicago News

Mario Small appointed next dean of Social Sciences Division

Steve Kloehn — Tue, 01 May 2012 12:00 -0500

Prof. Mario L. Small has been appointed dean of the Social Sciences Division for a five-year term, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. Small’s appointment takes effect on July 1.

Small is currently professor in sociology and the College and chair of Sociology. Recognized as a leading sociologist of his generation, Small...

Pritzker appointed chair of the University of Chicago Charter School board

Susie Allen — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 09:00 -0500

Margot Pritzker has been appointed governing board chair of the University of Chicago Charter School, effective July 1.

As chair, Pritzker will lead the Charter School’s 17-member governing board, which provides oversight to the school’s four South Side campuses. Pritzker has served on the governing board since July 2007.

“The University of Chicago Charter School contributes directly to...

Michael Dawson named director of Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture

Sara Olkon — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:25 -0500

Michael Dawson, the John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and the College, has been named director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture.

“One of the nation’s leading experts on race and politics, Michael Dawson was the Center’s founding director,” said Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum, the John T. Wilson...

Members of UChicago faculty honored for graduate–level teaching

Thu, 30 Jun 2011 09:43 -0500

Faculty Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching

Christine Mehring, Associate Professor in Art History and the College and Director of Graduate Studies for Art History

William Schweiker, the Edward L. Ryerson...

Richard M. Daley appointed distinguished senior fellow at University of Chicago Harris School

Sarah Galer — Tue, 24 May 2011 10:54 -0500

Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, one of the nation’s most prominent urban leaders, will bring his extensive policymaking experience to the University of Chicago as a distinguished senior fellow at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies.

The five-year appointment, Daley’s first commitment since leaving public office on May 16, will take effect July 1.

Daley will coordinate a guest lecture series...

Payne to serve as interim Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools

William Harms — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 16:56 -0500

Chicago Public Schools interim Chief Executive Officer Terry Mazany has appointed one of the University’s leading experts on urban school reform, Charles Payne, as interim Chief Education Officer of the nation’s third-largest school system.

The appointment, announced at a news conference Friday at Fiske Elementary School in the Woodlawn neighborhood, will...

Rasul named Director of Neighborhood Schools Program

The University of Chicago News Office — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 13:00 -0500

Shaz Rasul, Managing Director of the Chicago Public Schools/University of Chicago Internet Project, has been named Director of the University’s Neighborhood Schools Program. Rasul also will manage the Gear–Up Program that provides academic enrichment to students at Dunbar Vocational Career Academy and Kenwood Academy High School. He will begin his new position Monday, Nov. 1.

Rasul, SM’08, AB’97, has a wide array of experience working with schools as a...