The University of Chicago Magazine
Nov–Dec/11
Microfinance was supposed to lead the poor out of poverty. Yet after a rash of borrower suicides in one Indian state, experts and governments question the industry’s success.
Nov–Dec/11
In his latest book, sociologist Richard Sennett, AB’64, explores the social craft of cooperation.
Nov–Dec/11
Bernard Sahlins, AB’43, lets the actors and the poets bring his spare performances to life.
Nov–Dec/11
A homebody with a hitchhiker’s heart, Bonnie Jo Campbell writes stories that cover a lot of ground.
Nov–Dec/11
The iconic Hyde Park bookstore reaches a milestone—and prepares for a move.
Nov–Dec/11
Karen Reimer, MFA’89, embroiders ordinary items to add rich new meaning to the familiar.
Nov–Dec/11
Nina Burleigh, AM’87, covered Italy’s Amanda Knox case and the global obsession with the beautiful “female monster.”
Nov–Dec/11
Mandeep Bedi, AB’10, who died trying to help his injured wife, left a colorful legacy.
Nov–Dec/11
Difficulty equals quality, an earthquake creates icebergs, the treatment of Medicare and Medicaid patients, how mothers' job losses affect children, and penguins' essential sense of smell.
Nov–Dec/11
Clare Gillis, AB’98, spent 44 days in captivity while working as a freelance journalist in Libya.
Nov–Dec/11
A new survey examines how American opinions have shifted since 9/11.