History

Fall/23

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

Fall/23

In writing about her father’s life, Anna Huttenlocher, LAB’79, saw links between his work in pediatric neurology and his traumatic childhood in Nazi Germany.

Winter/23

A century-old shipwreck just north of Promontory Point has Paleozoic origins.

Winter/23

In her histories of globalism, migration, families, and children, Tara Zahra reveals the fine cracks in foundational stories.

Summer/21

An unexpected basketball pioneer, a history-making race, and other surprises from Unknown Chicago Tales.

Spring/21

A College track star turned secret agent and a plot to kill Vladimir Lenin.

Fall/20

David Nirenberg studies the intertwined—and sometimes violent—histories of faith communities.

Spring/20

Brent Staples, AM’76, PhD’82, goes behind the work that earned him one of journalism’s highest honors.

Summer/19

Cecelia Watson, AMʼ05, examines the history—and occasional hatred—of punctuation’s most daunting mark.

Spring/19

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.

Spring/19

Among the rare books and manuscripts in the Regenstein lurk other amazing artifacts.

Feb/97

From our archive: Allan Bérubé, EXʼ68, wrote Coming Out Under Fire to tell the history of gay men and lesbian women in World War II. (Photography by Bart Everly)