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MFA professor’s new book gives us dispatches from a skateboarding life

In his new essay collection, The Most Fun Thing, creative writing professor Kyle Beachy documents a decade of skateboarding, teaching, marriage and aging. Beachy revisits his published work and contributes new pieces about what it means to keep skateboarding at age 40.

�ʹڶ�� creative writing professor Kyle Beachy

Equal Pay Day for Black Women 2021

August 3, 2021 is Equal Pay Day for Black Women.

Students visit Chicago festivals in Sounds of Summer course

As Chicago reopens to the public (and eager students), three �ʹڶ�� professors are offering a quintesse

In summer internship, dual-degree student pairs pharma with business

Discover how a �ʹڶ�� dual degree student is making strides in both pharma and business through a summer internship. Learn about their journey, experiences, and the unique opportunities offered by �ʹڶ��.

�ʹڶ�� MBA and PharmD student Mariya Koval

How three English majors found careers they love

English majors spend their four years at �ʹڶ�� reading, writing, rewriting and talking about literature. After graduation, how can you keep doing what you love for a living?

HCSC CEO Maurice Smith elected Chair of �ʹڶ�� Board of Trustees

�ʹڶ�� alum Maurice Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of Health Care Service Corporation (HC

Nonprofit leader Sharon Bush joins �ʹڶ�� Board of Trustees

Alumna and nonprofit leader Sharon Bush was voted in as a member of the �ʹڶ�� Board of Trustees.

College of Education drafts a five-year racial equity plan

The College of Education will create a five-year strategic plan to enhance racial equity in the college, led by a tas

Looking up at Wabash Building from Wabash Avenue beneath the El tracks

Civic Federation to honor trustee Maurice Smith on June 29

On Tuesday, June 29, the Civic Federation will celebrate the outstanding civic and philanthropic contributions of Roo

What one local leader wished he knew as a first-generation student

The year 2018 was a big one for �ʹڶ�� alum Marlon Haywood.

�ʹڶ�� alum Marlon Haywood and six mentees, waving trophies

Alumni raise the bar for post-workout snacks with DreamFuel

Cashew butter, grass-fed collagen, chicory root fiber: the short ingredient list on the back of DreamFuel wrappers so

DreamFuel founders Brett Velon, Robert Morris grad, and Matt Sharp, �ʹڶ�� MBA grad

�ʹڶ�� chosen for Chicago whole child learning acceleration grant

As students across the city head into their final weeks of a school year rocked by the COVID-19 pandemic, a new Roose