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March 28, 2017 News, careers, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends.

Now children of Chicago Public Schools educators--in addition to children of Chicago firefighters and police officers--can attend UChicago tutition-free. More »

5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. Performing the presidency Need to appear more presidential? Political scientist William Howell says simply being inaugurated and giving a speech to a joint session of Congress might do the trick. More » Track President Trump's approval ratings with Nate Silver's (AB'00) poll aggregator. 2. Cultural revelations Fifty years later, lecturer Youquin Wang refuses to let the victims of China's Cultural Revolution be forgotten. More » Read about an alumna's childhood visit to a school turned Red Guard prison. 3. Advice for women in business From picking the right field to evaluating success, three Chicago Booth alumnae share their top career advice. More » Read about the gender gap in workplace discipline. Learn from Dear Businesslady, aka Courtney Guerra, AB'05, CER'11. Trace the path of a Chicago Booth couple who left finance to grow coffee in Brazil. 4. Elemental neurology Neuroscientist Bobby Kasthuri can explain the latest attempts to map the human brain to anyone, including this adorable five-year-old. Watch the video » Learn how two UChicago neuroscientists can tell the future, sort of. 5. Gerrymandering 101 The Law School's Nicholas Stephanopoulos explores the history of gerrymandering, from Elbridge Gerry to the recent federal court ruling on Wisconsin's redistricting. Listen now » Read how Moon Duchin, SM'99, PhD'05, fights gerrymandering with geometry.

PLUS . . .

Trustee David Rockefeller, PhD'40 (1915-2017) . . . Professor and alum debate safe spaces . . . New deans at Divinity School and Harris Public Policy . . . Whet Moser, AB'04, on Chuck Berry and Chicago. For more stories and events, visit news.uchicago.edu.

Career opportunities Boston Business Analyst Wayfair Denver Marketing Internship K Squared Chicago Head of Marketing iam Bank Chicago Senior Writer UChicago Creative See more jobs » In memoriam Literary matchmaker (1929-2017) New York Review of Books founding coeditor Robert Silvers, AB'47, paired influential writers with unlikely subjects. More » Learn more about Silvers's UChicago days.

Upcoming signature event

See the world with UChicago Germany | Ireland | Vietnam and Cambodia Tour the fairy-tale castle of Neuschwanstein in the Bavarian Alps, explore the lush landscapes that inspired Seamus Heaney, or receive a traditional Buddhist water blessing at a seventh-century temple.               See all the study trips »               More upcoming events

Sun. 04/09/17 2-4 p.m. Atlanta Harper Lecture: The Prison Boom and Sentencing Policy Tues. 04/18/17 Noon-1 p.m. CDT Online Networking Event: Alumni Weekend 2017 Tues. 04/25/17 6 p.m. Chicago: Brinson Lecture: "The Warped Universe" See more events across the country and around the world »

Lite of the mind Five more years! In honor of John W. Boyer's (AM'69, PhD'75) appointment to a sixth consecutive term as dean of the College, enjoy some of his Habsburg-inspired wisdom. More » Reminisce about the first Dean Boyer Appreciation Day. Say farewell to Alumni Association leader Damon Cates, MBA'05.

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