Korea Remixed
English faculty Kaneesha Parsard traces an alternative ending to Minty Alley by C.L.R. James
For Parsard, the story of the famed Caribbean author’s politics and Trinidad’s path to independence begins in the archives.
Josephine McDonagh, Professor of English, elected to the British Academy
Arts & Humanities scholar honored with the UK’s highest distinctions in the humanities and social sciences, recognizing scholarship that advances knowledge across continents and disciplines.
Hexacago Health Academy marks ten years of game design education
With research-backed learning tools and serious fun, UChicago faculty and South Side students transform public health education through games.
C.M. Naim, pioneer of Urdu studies and beloved mentor, 1936–2025
Choudhri Mohammed Naim, better known as C.M. Naim, passed away in Hyde Park, Chicago, on July 9, 2025. Naim—called Naim Sahib by his students and colleagues, using the Urdu honorific—was 89. An emeritus professor in the Department of South Asian Languages & Civilizations (SALC), which he first joined more than 60 years ago before retiring in 2001, Naim was a prolific author, cultural critic, and mentor to many across his long career, and widely regarded as the founder of Urdu studies in North America.
