Alumni Essay

Summer/24

What teaching middle school taught me about the humanities.

Spring/24

A whirlwind tour of Chicago street food—and why it matters.

Fall/23

The loss of her grandmother compelled an alumna to understand her heritage.

Summer/23

A film professor reappraises 
his childhood approach to performing magic.

Summer/23

Why there’s nothing neutral about gray.

Winter/23

Lessons from a life of bridge.

Fall/22

A coach’s lessons went well beyond tennis.

Summer/21

Finding a new passion at age 59, or my journey to become a competitive adult figure skater.

Winter/21

What a surgeon learned from illness and grief in a pandemic year.

Spring/20

How an activist and technician found himself at the Mission Science Workshop.

Summer/19

For sports editor Lester Munson, JDʼ67, UChicago strikes the right balance of academic and athletics excellence.

Winter/19

The view from a CTA bus driver’s seat took in the range of human experience—including the most heartbreaking.