Faculty
Memorability, says Wilma Bainbridge, isn’t only in the eye of the beholder.
Venticinque became dean of students in the College this past February.
Before A River Runs Through It made him just plain famous, Norman Maclean, PhD’40, was UChicago famous—and UChicago beloved.
Three UChicago deans share their views about what lies ahead—and what matters most.

The Magazine is delighted to present the 2024 Alumni Award recipients. A celebration of their achievements is planned for Alumni Weekend, May 16–19, 2024.
Accelerating jet streams, language and cognition, and the pace of mammals’ brain development.
Noémie Ndiaye explores the construction of race in the premodern world.
Questions for the computer science professor who developed anti–AI piracy tools Glaze and Nightshade.
Two new courses illustrate how the Divinity School is broadening its scope to include more world religions.
John J. MacAloon, AM’74, PhD’80, cofounded Olympic studies, revitalized an 80-year-old master’s program, and taught hundreds of students in the Soc Core.
Questions for the legal scholar, philosopher, and public intellectual.