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March 12, 2019 |
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News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. |
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4 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW |
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1. Can free speech law adapt? |
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Since the Supreme Court's earliest First Amendment case 100 years ago, interpreters have grappled with social and technological change. Law scholars Geoffrey Stone, JD'71, and David Strauss discuss challenges for this century. More » |
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Read more about the First Amendment's complicated history. |
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Learn why one scholar doubts that free speech is inherently good. |
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Read President Robert J. Zimmer's message about a potential free speech executive order. |
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2. How to lead |
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Chicago Booth's Harry Davis teaches leadership as performance art. More » |
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Watch Davis discuss what we can learn from failure. |
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Know your style of networking in order to build a better one. |
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3. In the wake of shuttered schools |
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Sociologist Eve Ewing, AB'08, tells Big Brains what drew her to study Chicago's school closings--and how writing poetry and comics broadens the investigation. More » |
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Learn how Ewing's research informs her next poetry project. |
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Read about an SSA initiative to improve student outcomes in Chicago. |
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4. Classmate with clout |
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Chicago's next mayor will be a UChicago alumna--and the first African American woman to hold the office. More » |
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Read about Toni Preckwinkle, AB'69, MAT'77, and Lori Lightfoot, JD'89, the two candidates in next month's runoff election. |
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Hear a breakdown of what makes Chicago politics unique. |
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| UChicagoan |
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| Before the law |
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| Sociologist Rebecca Sandefur, AM'97, PhD'01, wants to broaden access to the civil justice system. More » |
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Lite of the mind |
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Deep in the stacks |
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As UChicago hunkers down for finals week, get the inside scoop on the University Library system, past and present. More » |
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Read an essay about the life of the Reg's fourth floor. |
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