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January 10, 2011

 

Envisioning A Faculty, Against All Odds

In recruiting faculty, President Herman B Wells demonstrated his conviction that the university “be a free agent … and be willing to fight when necessary…”

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December 14, 2009

 

Far from “common”… Elinor Ostrom

Nobel Laureate Elinor Ostrom dared to theorize that common property might be best managed through the cooperation of those who use it.

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October 6, 2008

 

James Watson

Growing up in Chicago, James Watson was into watching birds– and matching wits on the popular syndicated radio and TV series, Quiz Kids . Even with all this extracurricular activity, Watson managed to graduate from high school at age 15, issuing directly into the University of Chicago in 1943.

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