Spring 2010
| Tableau, Spring 2010 Volume 11, Number 2 | Editor: Elizabeth Station Contributing Editors: Nicholas Lopez, AB’03; Carl Nash, AM’02; Daniel Parisi; Sarah Tuohey, AM’81 Web Developer: Peter Thorson, AB’08 Writers: Emily Riemer, AM’09; Elizabeth Station Student Assistant: Kelsey Tardiff Photography: Will Anderson, AM’09; Dan Dry Proofreader: Cathy Mizgerd, AB’91 |
Martha T. Roth
A Message from the Dean
A Day to Honor a Divo
Scholars and performers pay their respects to music scholar Philip Gossett.
A 21st-Century Faculty
As other institutions retrench, Chicago plans to hire new professors.
New Horizons in China
Chicago's new Center in Beijing will open doors for the humanities.
T.H. Tsien Turns 100
Humanities PhD Students Prepare for an Uncertain Future
Doctoral education in the humanities hasn’t zoomed off a cliff at Chicago. Instead, a team of ambitious, determined coaches is training graduate students to descend the cliff strategically, with eyes wide open.
A Conversation with Arnold Davidson
Social Justice through Documentary
Alumna Justine Nagan discusses her directorial debut and the legacy of Kartemquin Films.
An Amazing Voyage: Rebecca West
A longtime faculty member retraces her path as a scholar, teacher, and woman at the University of Chicago.