UChicago News

All clear after investigation briefly closes Metra station

Jeremy Manier — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:03 -0500

Chicago Police gave the all-clear Saturday morning after their investigation of a suspicious package near the 57^th Street Metra station determined the package posed no danger.

University of Chicago Police assisted Chicago Police and Metra Police after officials received a call reporting an unattended package near the station. While the package was being investigated, police closed the area immediately around the station.

At 9:50 a.m., the University of Chicago...

Admissions yield for College grows to 47 percent, with greater diversity

Jeremy Manier — Fri, 18 May 2012 00:05 -0500

The proportion of admitted undergraduate students who chose to attend the University of Chicago increased this year from 40 percent to 47 percent, reflecting greater diversity and broad enthusiasm for educational opportunities in the undergraduate College.

Such a large increase in admissions yield is unusual, and it is one indication of growing interest in the College among students of high ability around the world, said John W. Boyer, dean...

UChicago to webcast events from May 18-20 comics conference

Susie Allen — Tue, 15 May 2012 09:23 -0500

Update: Please note that the time for the panel discussion "Lines on Paper" has changed. The discussion will be webcast from 9 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and will be the only event webcast on Sunday, May 20.

UChicago will provide live webcasts for a number of events from “Comics: Philosophy & Practice,” a conference on May 18-20 that will bring together 17...

Prof. Thomas Holt to reflect on teaching about race in 2012 Ryerson Lecture

William Harms — Wed, 02 May 2012 10:56 -0500

Thomas Holt, an eminent scholar of African American history, will deliver this year’s Nora and Edward Ryerson Lecture at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 at the Max Palevsky Cinema in Ida Noyes Hall. The event is open to the public.

Holt, the James Westfall Thompson Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College, will discuss “Reflections on 40 Years of Teaching about Race,” tracing the evolving social and political context for studying and teaching about race,...

TEDxUChicago returns April 29 with talks and design exhibits

Megan E. Doherty — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:50 -0500

After receiving rave reviews and the Best Event of the Year 2011 Award from the student government, the annual TEDxUChicago event returns on Sunday, April 29 with new enhancements and some surprises.

Speakers at this second annual event, titled “Revolutions,” will address topics that range from commercial sex trafficking in New York City to the future of “sight,” using augmented reality glasses.

“This year we put a lot of effort into...

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts preview period to begin March 26

Susie Allen — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:59 -0500

A preview period will begin on Monday, March 26 for the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago, giving the University community and the public a first look at a facility that represents a milestone for the arts in Chicago.

The preview period will continue for six months as construction is completed on the innovative building, designed by renowned architects Tod Williams...

Campus creativity ramps up for opening day

Brooke O'Neill — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:41 -0500

When the University of Chicago broke ground for the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts in May 2010, it pushed creative imaginations at UChicago to a new level of artistic ambition. Painters, sculptors, and filmmakers as well as musicians, thespians, and dancers, saw a future home in which collaboration would flourish, theory and practice would intermingle, and the tools and spaces for making art would be within reach and under one roof.

Cassandra Troyan, a second-year MFA...

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts preview period events and programming

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 10:19 -0500

Upcoming events:

Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents
Catherine Sullivan and Company’s Inaugurals
March 30–April 22
Artist Reception, 5:30–8 p.m., Friday March 30
Free
Location: Gallery, Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th St.
http://logancenter.uchicago.edu/gallery

Open Practice Committee...

Jean Allard, first female vice president at UChicago, 1924-2012

Sarah Galer — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:03 -0500

Jean Allard, the first female vice president at the University of Chicago and a longtime Hyde Park resident, died Sunday, Jan. 29, at the Buckingham Pavilion nursing and rehabilitation center in Chicago, following a long illness. She was 87.

Allard, JD’53, who served as Vice President for Business and Finance from 1972-76, was known for breaking gender barriers at the University, in the legal profession and in the business world. She also held a strong commitment to...

Amy Iwano named executive director of University of Chicago Presents

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 12:00 -0500

The University of Chicago Presents has named Amy Iwano to the role of executive director, effective April 2. Iwano comes to UChicago after 18 years as executive director of the Chicago Chamber Musicians.

Martha Feldman, chair of the University’s Music Department, said of the appointment: “Amy Iwano will continue to invigorate University of Chicago Presents in its mission of bringing Chicago the finest chamber music...