Paris update, black millennials survey, job interview advice
 
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November 17, 2015
Why Paris?
 
5 THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW
 
1. Why Paris?
Robert Pape, PhD'88, director of the University's Project on Security and Terrorism, says ISIS is "lashing out against the states that are now posing crippling blows to its dreams of a caliphate in the Middle East."
Read an update confirming the University community's safety in Paris.
Revisit the Core story on UChicago's Center in Paris.

2. Black millennials in America
In the Black Youth Project's first report on black millennials in America, more than half said they or someone they knew had been victims of law enforcement violence or harassment.
Learn more about the Black Youth Project.
Read Geoff Stone, JD'71, on Missouri and Yale.

3. Sweet honey in the rocks
The history of beekeeping stretches back centuries, the director of the Oriental Institute found when a hobby turned into a scholarly pursuit.
Follow @orientalinst.

4. The employment gap question
Career coach Elatia Abate, AB'99, MBA'08, offers advice on how to broach gaps in a job interview.
Read how the Social Sciences Division helps students explore careers.
Watch Alumni Career Program webinars.
Find career resources.

5. Community on the quad
Following the December 2016 convocation, the University will consolidate its quarterly convocation ceremonies into a single annual event in June.
 
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