In 1975 Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, AB’60, PhD’65, came up with the notion of autotelic experience—better known as flow. Forty-five years later, we’re still talking about it.
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In Star Wars and Religion, Russell Johnson, AM’15, PhD’19, uses the famous franchise to teach comparative religious ethics.
Sciencepalooza brings science and engineering to the quads.
Fred Niell, AB’99, helped build a nuclear reactor in a dorm room. Did he ever make anything else?
Erich Rosenthal, AM’42, PhD’48, escaped Nazi Germany to attend UChicago. His parents remained and perished. Decades later, his son Ted Rosenthal has memorialized their tragic family history in music.
Claire Hartfield, JD’82, wants teenagers to know their history.
Over 50 years, Patric McCoy, AB’69, has collected 1,300 pieces of art and made them into a piece all his own.
For activist Heather Booth, AB’67, AM’70, the personal has been the political for more than 50 years.