Faculty
Anthony C. Yu, translator and scholar of religion and literature, 1938-2015
Anthony C. Yu, a scholar of religion and literature best known for his landmark translation of the Chinese epic The Journey to the West, died May 12 after a brief illness. He was 76.
Anne Walters Robertson Elected to the American Philosophical Society
“As someone who works in older music, I am honored that the APS has given me the opportunity to participate in the life of the oldest learned society in the United States,” said Robertson.
Françoise Meltzer Elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Françoise Meltzer, the Edward Carson Waller Distinguished Service Professor in the Humanities, Divinity School, and the College, was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She joins four fellow UChicago faculty members and seven alumni in the 2015 class.