Graduate alumni

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

The Magazine is delighted to present the 2026 Alumni Award recipients. A celebration of their achievements took place at Alumni Weekend, April 30–May 3, 2026.

How University of Chicago graduate student Anand Kumar, PhD’85, fought against authoritarianism in India.
Paige Reynolds, AM’90, PhD’99, thinks romance fiction has something to teach us.
Gordon Burghardt, SB’63, PhD’66, has dedicated his career to understanding other species’ inner lives.
With his music-driven digital shorts, Dan Bulla, AM’07, has made his mark at Saturday Night Live.
An alumna connects with historical art forms—and revisits her own past—through clay.

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.
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