The University of Chicago Magazine
Readers comment on the social impact of architecture in out of the way places; the recollections of Philip Glass, AB’56, about the College he knew; memories of the late Mike Nichols, EX’53; the circa-1970s ski team’s not-at-all slippery slope to victory; racial “block busting” in the 1950s; the distinction between a telegram and a telegraph; and more.
The impact of geochemist Clair C. Patterson, PhD’51, who determined the age of the earth and fought lead pollution.
Excerpt from A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life by Allyson Hobbs, AM’02, PhD’09.
A secret in her own family led Allyson Hobbs, AM’02, PhD’09, to uncover the hidden history of racial passing.
Water is life, but ever scarcer. The most promising approaches to a mounting global problem may be molecular.
The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.
It’s hard to say which was more liberating for Anna Chlumsky, AB’02: the moment she left acting, or the moment she came back.
Wayne Scott, AB’86, AM’89, reflects on the winding path he and his wife followed on their way down the aisle.
Chelsea Leu, AB’14, explores how UChicago carved out an aspirational place for itself in higher education.
