Arts & Humanities

Winter/22

Jeri Lynne Johnson, AM’05, joins art and activism in her Black Pearl Chamber Orchestra.

Winter/22

Neil Verma, AM’04, PhD’08, is tuned in to the golden age of radio.

Winter/22

With Work in Progress, Abby McEnany, AB’92, created an unconventional sitcom for anyone who feels different.

Fall/21

Questions for the College alumna and publisher of Pantheon and Schocken Books.

Fall/21

Sam Greenlee, EX’57 (1930–2014), distinguished himself as a Foreign Service Officer, then found his true mission as a radical writer.

Summer/21

In Sleeping Presidents, artist and writer John Ransom Phillips, ABʼ60, PhDʼ66, takes viewers inside the minds of (almost) every one from George Washington to Joe Biden.

Summer/21

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

Summer/21

Understanding the cryptoart phenomenon.

Summer/21

A “lost” documentary on Britney Spears, made by faculty member Judy Hoffman two decades ago, resurfaces.

Summer/21

Josh Tyra, AB’01—a language nerd in the mold of J. R. R. Tolkien—helped create a new Breton translation of The Hobbit.

Spring/21

The Chicago Journal—rival to the Maroon, free South Side weekly, journalism and business talent incubator—had a memorable eight-year run.