Faculty

Neubauer Collegium Celebrates Opening of New Home at 5701 S. Woodlawn

From right: Profs. Jonathan Lear, Anup Malani, Christine Mehring, and Stephen Sawyer speak at a panel discussion celebrating the Neubauer Collegium’s new building. (Photo: John Zich)

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society celebrated the opening of its permanent home at 5701 S. Woodlawn Ave. on April 20 with remarks by University of Chicago leaders and a panel discussion featuring Neubauer Collegium Faculty Fellows.

Sir Christopher Bayly, Visiting Scholar of South Asian History, 1945-2015

Sir Christopher Bayly, 1945-2015

Bayly, the Indian Ministry of Culture Vivekananda Visiting Professor at the University of Chicago and one of the world’s foremost scholars on South Asian and British imperial history, died suddenly on April 19 in Chicago.

Two Faculty Members Receive Guggenheim Fellowships

Thomas Christensen and Kenneth Warren

Two UChicago faculty members have received John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation fellowships: Thomas Christensen, the Avalon Foundation Professor in the Humanities; and Kenneth W. Warren, the Fairfax M. Cone Distinguished Service Professor in English.

T.H. Tsien, Scholar and Librarian of East Asian Studies, 1909-2015

T.H. Tsien

Tsuen-hsuin (T.H.) Tsien, curator emeritus of the East Asian Collection of the Joseph Regenstein Library and professor emeritus of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, passed away April 9 in Chicago. He was 105.

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