The Magazine lists a selection of general interest books, films, and albums by alumni. For additional alumni releases, browse the Magazine’s Goodreads bookshelf.

Students careers, by the numbers.

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.

A selection of the latest headlines from UChicago.

A selection of recent faculty research news.

University of Chicago paleontologist David Raup, SB’53, died of pneumonia July 9 in Sturgeon Bay, Wis. He was 82.

The South Side of Chicago is selected as the future home of the Obama Presidential Center.

This June alumni from far and wide made themselves at home again in Hyde Park.

Readers weigh in on water scarcity; add personal recollections of geologist Clair C. Patterson, PhD’51; reflect on racial and other forms of passing; recall breakfast with a Bush in 1980; compare notes with Philip Glass, AB’56, about the College in the 1950s; and more.

The Magazine’s return to a seasonal schedule and other news.

At convocation, one journey ended and another began for some 3,300 graduates. How did it feel? Their faces told the story.

As free expression comes under challenge on some campuses, the University’s affirmation of a long-standing value may become a model for higher education.