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August 2, 2016 | |
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| News, job listings, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | |
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This fall a series of free exhibitions and public programs will celebrate the return to campus of Wolf Vostell's groundbreaking art installation Concrete Traffic (1970). Check out its new home on campus » |
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| 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| 1. Scientific bias | |
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In a new course, classicist Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer and microbiome expert Jack Gilbert explore how scientific knowledge can lack objectivity. More » | |
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| Learn why Gilbert wants to study hand soap and toothpaste. | |
| Read about the Stevanovich Institute on the Formation of Knowledge. | |
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| 2. Talking about a revolution | |
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Following his speech at the Democratic National Convention, Vermont senator Bernie Sanders, AB'64, discussed plans for a new book and an organization to support progressive candidates. More » | |
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Listen to journalist Ana Marie Cox's (AB'94) dispatches from the DNC.
Learn why Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton are so disliked.
Read why conservatives might agree with Clinton's thesis on Saul Alinsky, PhB'30. | |
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3. Cast a wider net(work) | |
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Career coach Elatia Abate, AB'99, MBA'08, shares three tips for landing a job in the post-Great Recession economy. More » | |
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Find a job in two hours (or, learn how job hunting is like The Bachelor).
Learn what one alum did with his music degree.
Get career advice from a journalist, an entrepreneur, and a public servant. | |
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| 4. Full-court press | |
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Citing North Carolina's "bathroom bill" (which is being challenged in federal court this week), the NBA announced that the 2017 All-Star Game would not be held in Charlotte. What role did Adam Silver, JD'88, play? More » | |
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| Learn more about Silver and three other alumni sports executives.
Read Christina Kahrl's (AB'90) reflection on being trans in the sports world. | |
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| 5. They've got style | |
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The editors behind the Chicago Manual of Style answer readers' most pressing grammatical questions--with a dollop of humor. More » | |
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| Get a free e-book from the University of Chicago Press. Submit to the Press's new journal, History of Humanities.
Test your CMOS know-how with this quiz. | |
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Real fiction |
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Novelist Kalisha Buckhanon, AB'99, AM'07, uses compelling characters to connect with diverse audiences. More » |
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Read an excerpt from Solemn. |
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