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| October 6, 2015 | |
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| Must-reads, job listings, events, and more for University of Chicago alumni, parents, families, and friends. | |
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| 5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW | |
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| 1. $100 million gift to create institute for conflict resolution | |
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| UChicago has received a $100 million gift to establish the Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and the Pearson Global Forum. | |
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| Watch short videos about the institute and the Pearson family. | |
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Read coverage from USA Today, ABC News, the Washington Post, Bloomberg, the Chicago Tribune, and the Chicago Sun-Times. |
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| 2. A continent of possibility | |
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| With She Leads Africa, Afua Osei, MBA'13, MPP'13, supports promising female-led start-ups in Africa and the diaspora. | |
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| Learn more about the John Edwardson, '72, Social New Venture Challenge. | |
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| 3. Admissions revolution | |
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| Eighty universities, including UChicago and the Ivies, offer an alternative to the Common Application. | |
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Volunteer for UChicago's Alumni Schools Committee. | |
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4. Bernie comes back | |
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| In a packed Rockefeller Chapel last week, Bernie Sanders, AB'64, told students he spent hours in Harper Library "reading everything except the books I was supposed to read for class the next day." | |
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| Sanders was also the first guest on Institute of Politics director David Axelrod's (AB'76) new podcast. | |
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| Read the UChicago Magazine profile of Sanders. | |
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| Follow @UChiPolitics. | |
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5. Law School appoints new dean | |
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| Thomas J. Miles, AM'96, PhD'00, a leading scholar of criminal justice and judicial behavior, has been appointed the next dean of the University of Chicago Law School. | |
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| Follow @ProfTomMiles and @UChicagoLaw. | |
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| John Novembre |
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| The computational geneticist, who studies the evolutionary history and genetic diversity of human populations, has been named a 2015 MacArthur Fellow. More » |
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| Upcoming signature event | |
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| Homecoming | |
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| October 19-24, 2015 | |
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| Reconnect with old friends, cheer on the Maroons, and remember that rigor and discipline can extend beyond academia. | |
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