UChicago News

UChicago to honor historian Black, theater director Bogart at Convocation

Becky Wood — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:50 -0500

The University will award the Benton Medal for Distinguished Public Service to historian and activist Timuel Black and the Jesse L. Rosenberger Medal for Outstanding Achievement in the Creative and Performing Arts to Anne Bogart, avant-garde theater director and theorist, on Saturday, June 9 at UChicago’s 511th Convocation.

In support of Timuel Black’s selection, one of his nominators wrote: “...

Leon Botstein to receive Alumni Medal from University of Chicago

Wed, 23 May 2012 16:10 -0500

The University of Chicago Alumni Association and the Alumni Board of Governors announce Leon Botstein, AB’67, president of Bard College and music director and principal conductor of the American Symphony Orchestra will be awarded the Alumni Medal at the 71st Annual Alumni Awards Ceremony at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 2.

The Alumni Medal recognizes achievement of an exceptional nature in any field, vocational or voluntary, covering an entire career. The medal is reserved for...

Alumnus Reece Trevor selected as Carnegie Junior Fellow

Mon, 21 May 2012 13:21 -0500

Reece Trevor, AB’11, has been named as one of nine Junior Fellows by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, D.C. The Junior Fellowship Program is a prestigious one-year fellowship that pairs outstanding students with senior policy staff to write, edit, organize programming and get exposure to the Carnegie Endowment’s multiple global...

Two UChicago students named 2011 Gates Cambridge Scholars

Sara Olkon — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 13:22 -0500

College fourth–years Greg Nance and Ann Robbins are among the 30 United States students named 2011 Gates Cambridge scholars.

“This has been an extraordinary year for University of Chicago students seeking to study in the U.K.,” said Amanda Norton, Lead Adviser for Scholarships and Fellowships. “Annie and Greg are both tremendously energetic students who not only do very...

Bowman and Hale to receive Diversity Leadership Awards

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 15:42 -0500

In recognition of extensive work promoting diversity, equality and community action, Professor Emeritus James Bowman and Medical Center administrative director Lynda Hale will receive the University’s 2011 Diversity Leadership Awards.

Bowman, Professor Emeritus in Pathology and Medicine, will receive the Diversity Leadership Award for Alumni, which recognizes leaders who advance social justice and equality...

Bellow, Terkel inducted into inaugural class of Chicago Literary Hall of Fame

Susie Allen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:59 -0500

Two celebrated writers with University of Chicago ties were inducted into the inaugural class of the Chicago Literary Hall of Fame on Saturday, Nov. 20. Professor Emeritus Saul Bellow, X’39, and Studs Terkel AB’32, JD’34, were honored alongside Nelson Algren, Gwendolyn Brooks, Lorraine Hansberry, and Richard Wright.

The Chicago Writers Association sponsored the induction ceremony, which featured appearances by Sara Paretsky, AM’69, MBA’77, PhD...

Two UChicago students awarded Marshall Scholarships

Sara Olkon — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:48 -0500

Two University of Chicago students have been awarded prestigious Marshall Scholarships for graduate study in the United Kingdom.

The recipients are Matthew Jones, a biological sciences and Germanic studies major from the Class of 2011, and Ben Umans, who graduated with the Class of 2010 with a degree in biological sciences and economics.

In all, five University students this year have received one of the major competitive scholarships for study in the United Kingdom...

Three Rhodes Scholars reflect range of academic interests, backgrounds

Sara Olkon — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 19:53 -0500

Three University of Chicago students were named 2010-2011 Rhodes Scholars on Sunday, advancing their studies in fields ranging from linguistics to public policy and biochemistry.

The recipients are Anna Alekseyeva and John Scotti from the Class of 2011, and Prerna Nadathur, a 2010 graduate of the College.

The University of Chicago is one of only three institutions this year with as many as three Rhodes Scholars; the others are Harvard University and Stanford...

Zagajewski earns European Poetry Prize

William Harms — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 17:54 -0500

Adam Zagajewski, a visiting professor in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought and a prominent Polish poet and essayist, has received the European Poetry Prize, awarded biannually by the Cassamarca Foundation in northern Italy.

Zagajewski’s poem “Try to Praise the Mutilated World,” published in The New Yorker’s...

Public policy student receives mathematics fellowship that honors late math education leader Izaak Wirszup

The University of Chicago News Office — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:00 -0500

Juliette Keeley, a fourth-year student in Public Policy Studies, is carrying on a proud tradition of service and scholarship as the 2010 Izaak Wirszup fellow. The annual fellowship – established to honor the late Professor Wirszup and his tireless work as a national leader in mathematics education – recognizes a distinguished College student for outstanding work in improving mathematics in schools.

“The education of children in all fields is one of the most important things we do as...