UChicago News

Martha Roth reappointed to second term as dean of Humanities

Steve Kloehn — Fri, 25 May 2012 12:00 -0500

Martha T. Roth, the Chauncey S. Boucher Distinguished Service Professor of Assyriology, has been appointed to a second five-year term as dean of the Humanities Division, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. The term begins July 1.

In their message to Humanities faculty, Zimmer and Rosenbaum underscored the University’s “absolute...

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...

Kenneth Pomeranz, leading expert on China, appointed University Professor of History

William Harms — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:00 -0500

Kenneth Pomeranz, one of the nation’s leading scholars of modern China, will join the University of Chicago faculty starting July 1 as University Professor of History.

University Professors are selected because of their internationally recognized eminence in their fields as well as for their potential for high impact across the University. Pomeranz is the 18th person ever to hold a University Professorship, and the sixth active faculty member with that title.

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Edward Morrison, leading bankruptcy scholar, to join Law School faculty

Meredith Heagney — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:25 -0500

Edward R. Morrison, one of the country’s leading scholars in law and economics, will join the University of Chicago Law School, his alma mater, effective July 1.

Morrison is Harvey R. Miller Professor of Law and Economics at Columbia University and the co-director of the Richman Center for Business, Law and Public Policy. He is credited with developing ideas that changed how the legal and business communities view bankruptcy, and...

John W. Boyer reappointed to fifth term as dean of the College

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 11:19 -0500

John W. Boyer has been appointed to an unprecedented fifth term as dean of the undergraduate College at the University of Chicago. During Boyer’s tenure as dean, the focus of the College community—students, faculty and alumni—has been on the enduring value of liberal arts education, both as a learning enterprise undertaken in the classroom and the laboratory, and as strong preparation for a thoughtful and rewarding life.

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Seven UChicago faculty members receive named professorships

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:35 -0500

Seven members of the University faculty—Habibul Ahsan, Pete Angelos, Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer, Young-Kee Kim, Paul Mendes-Flohr, David H. Song, and Jerrold R. Turner—have received named professorships. All appointments are effective Jan. 1.

Habibul Ahsan, director of the Center for Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention at the University of Chicago Medicine and associate director of the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, has been named the...

Larry Norman to serve second term as Deputy Provost for the Arts

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:00 -0500

Larry Norman, Professor in Romance Languages & Literatures, Theater & Performance Studies and the College, will serve a second term as Deputy Provost for the Arts, announced Provost Thomas Rosenbaum.

“Larry has defined the position of Deputy Provost for the Arts in his inaugural term, working hand-in-hand with deans, chairs, faculty and staff to integrate the academic, co-curricular and professional arts into the University community and to deepen the...

Arts and Public Life Initiative to deepen University's engagement with local arts community

Susie Allen — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:05 -0500

The University of Chicago is launching an ambitious new effort to enrich its cultural interactions with the city and local artists.

The Arts and Public Life Initiative will foster collaboration and conversation between the University and the civic, cultural and artistic communities of Chicago, with a focus on the South Side. As part of the initiative, the University will open a new arts incubator in the Washington Park neighborhood.

Renowned artist...

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...

Faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships

Wed, 06 Jul 2011 12:11 -0500

Twelve UChicago faculty members — Dennis Carlton, Andrew Chien, Lee Fennell, Thomas Ginsburg, Adrian Johns, Sunil Kumar, John Lafferty, Brian Leiter, Anup Malani, Margaret Mitchell,...