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Rasul named Director of Neighborhood Schools Program
Shaz Rasul, Managing Director of the Chicago Public Schools/University of Chicago Internet Project, has been named Director of the University’s Neighborhood Schools Program. Rasul also will manage the...
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Payne to serve as interim Chief Education Officer for Chicago Public Schools
Chicago Public Schools interim Chief Executive Officer Terry Mazany has appointed one of the University’s leading experts on urban school reform, Charles Payne, as interim Chief Education Officer of...
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Richard M. Daley appointed distinguished senior fellow at University of...
Former Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley, one of the nation’s most prominent urban leaders, will bring his extensive policymaking experience to the University of Chicago as a distinguished senior fellow...
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Members of UChicago faculty honored for graduate–level teaching
Faculty Awards for Excellence in Graduate Teaching Christine Mehring, Associate Professor in Art History and the College and Director of Graduate Studies for Art History William Schweiker, the Edward...
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Michael Dawson named director of Center for the Study of Race, Politics and...
Michael Dawson, the John D. MacArthur Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and the College, has been named director of the Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture.“One of the...
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Pritzker appointed chair of the University of Chicago Charter School board
Margot Pritzker has been appointed governing board chair of the University of Chicago Charter School, effective July 1. As chair, Pritzker will lead the Charter School’s 17-member governing board,...
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Mario Small appointed next dean of Social Sciences Division
Prof. Mario L. Small has been appointed dean of the Social Sciences Division for a five-year term, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Thomas F. Rosenbaum announced. Small’s appointment takes effect...
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Faculty members recognized for outstanding research with new professorships
Thirteen UChicago faculty members — Mark Bradley, Marshall Chin, Juan de Pablo, Frances Ferguson, Ayelet Fishbach, Chang-Tai Hsieh, Holly Humphrey, David J. Levin, Robert McCulloch, Kathleen Morrison,...
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Jens Ludwig elected to prestigious Institute of Medicine for research on...
Jens Ludwig, one of the nation’s leading researchers applying scientific tools to the study of social issues such as crime, poverty and health, has been elected to the National Academy of Science’s...
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Faculty members recognized for outstanding scholarship with new professorships
Six UChicago faculty members—Elisabeth Clemens, Douglas R. Dirschl, Maryellen L. Giger, Susan C. Levine, Wenbin Lin and John Levi Martin—have received named professorships, while four faculty members—...
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Bryan Samuels, national leader in child welfare, named executive director of...
Leading child welfare policymaker Bryan Samuels has been appointed executive director of Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago, the Chapin Hall board of directors announced Aug....
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International educator Robin Appleby named next director of Laboratory Schools
Robin Appleby, an educator who has led high-achieving schools on three continents, has been appointed director of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools, effective July 1, 2014. Appleby currently...
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Dan Gaylin named president of NORC at the University of Chicago
The Board of Trustees of NORC at the University of Chicago has announced the appointment of Dan Gaylin as president and chief executive officer of the independent research organization.“We concluded...
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Gift to Career Advancement program benefits students interested in education...
University trustee Charles Ashby Lewis and Penny Bender Sebring have endowed UChicago Careers in Education Professions with a named directorship, investing in students who pursue careers in...
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UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships
Eleven UChicago faculty members—Andrew Cleland, Michael Greenstone, M. Todd Henderson, Ali Hortacsu, Wayne Hu, Jeffrey Hubbell, Jonathan Masur, John H. R. Maunsell, Larry Norman, David Rubin and Melody...
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Sara Stoelinga appointed director of UChicago Urban Education Institute
The University of Chicago Urban Education Institute has a new leader, following the appointment of Sara Ray Stoelinga as the Sara Liston Spurlark Director. Stoelinga will oversee all aspects of UEI,...
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Camille Ann Brewer named executive director for Black Metropolis Research...
Camille Ann Brewer has been named executive director of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium, a Chicago-based association of libraries, universities and other archival institutions that document...
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Neil Guterman reappointed as dean of the School of Social Service Administration
Neil Guterman, the Mose and Sylvia Firestone Professor at the School of Social Service Administration, has been reappointed as dean, President Robert J. Zimmer and Provost Eric D. Isaacs announced. His...
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Liz Thompson appointed chair of University of Chicago Charter School board
University of Chicago Trustee Liz Thompson has been appointed governing board chair of the University of Chicago Charter School. As chair, Thompson will lead the UChicago Charter School’s 21-member...
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UChicago faculty members receive named, distinguished service professorships
A total of 18 faculty members recently have received named professorships or have been named distinguished service professors. Graeme I. Bell, Philip Bohlman, Eric D. Isaacs and Konstantin Sonin have...
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