Earl Shorris, EX’54, established a free humanities course to help impoverished adults escape the “surround of force” that restricts their lives.

Argonne’s Isaacs appointed provost, an energy policy insitute generates hire voltage, the University prepares to debut its Center in Delhi, a Rhodes scholar finds an ideal learning environment, UEI extends its outreach, and the Neubauers receive a precious medal.

The voluminous University of Chicago Library, by the numbers.

Scholars explore the rhetorical, political, historical, and moral significance of Lincoln’s long-remembered words.

Gifts to UChicago, by the numbers.

Jay Berwanger’s legacy endures, thanks in part to an award nobody had heard of when he won it.

Caltech taps Rosenbaum; Levi’s legacy is set in stone; the University gives start-ups a jump start; and major gifts fund initiatives in law, business, education, and medicine.

Fama, Hansen earn the Nobel Prize for revolutionizing how economists and investors take stock.

The Magazine lists a selection of general-interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.

A new dorm and dining commons on the site of Pierce Tower will remake 55th and University.