The Nimble Minds of MADD
Two Division of the Humanities Faculty Members Receive Named Professorships
Thirteen University of Chicago faculty members have received named professorships or were appointed distinguished service professors. László Babai, Joy Bergelson and Anil Kashyap received distinguished service professorships while Eric Budish, Ronald Burt, Christopher Faraone, Nick Feamster, Zhiguo He, Boaz Keysar, Catriona MacLeod, Brent Neiman, Haresh Sapra and Azeem Shaikh received named professorships. In the Division of the Humanities, Christopher A. Faraone has been named the Edward Olson Professor in the Department of Classics and the College, and Catriona MacLeod has been named the Frank Curtis Springer and Gertrude Melcher Springer Professor in the Department of Germanic Studies and the College.
Kenneth Northcott, UChicago Scholar, Translator, and Actor, 1922-2019
Prof. Emeritus Kenneth Northcott lived a vibrant existence, which was often filled with drama—in the classroom, on the stage, and in the British Intelligence Corps after World War II. A renowned University of Chicago scholar of Germanic studies, actor, and translator of significant authors, Northcott passed away June 4 in Chicago at age 96. “Northcott stood out for his brilliance as a teacher, translator, and actor and for his warmth and outgoing personality,” said Françoise Meltzer, the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Comparative Literature, the Divinity School, and the College.
Media Mentions: June 2019
The latest media mentions, quotes, profiles, and writings from Division of the Humanities faculty, students, staff, and alumni.
Four Humanities Division Faculty Who Inspire Students Honored with UChicago Teaching Awards
The transformative education that students experience at the University of Chicago begins in the classroom with the teachers who inspire them. Four of the 10 faculty members who received awards for teaching are part of the Division of the Humanities.
