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Hosting the Olympic Games: Trouble or Opportunity for Landmark Cities?
As Paris hosts the 2024 Summer Olympics, the iconic city and its landmarks—from the Eiffel Tower to the Palace of Versailles—are on the world stage. What does the world’s attention, and huge influx of visitors, mean for these grand architectural…
University Continues to Grow Multiple Academic and Cultural Partnerships in South Korea
A delegation from ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ spent two weeks in South Korea recently as one of a continuing series of steps to strengthen academic and cultural collaborations with multiple Korean universities and with ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ’s alumni community there. Meetings were conducted with…
School of Architecture Faculty Receive 2024 Graham Foundation Grants
As part of their 2024 grant cycle funding ideas to expand architecture and design, the Chicago-based Graham Foundation for Advanced Studies in the Fine Arts recently announced 56 new grants, totaling $519,500, to individuals, including two School of Architecture faculty,…
Record Number Receive Awards Through Fulbright U.S. Student Program
Fourteen ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ students and alumni have been named as 2024 recipients of awards through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. Five students were also chosen as alternates. This is the largest number of U.S. Student Fulbright recipients that ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ…
College of Professional Studies Announces 2024 Convocation Keynote Speaker
Judith Greenberg Seinfeld, ’56, a life trustee and head of Heritage Management Company, LLC, will deliver the keynote speech during the College of Professional Studies’ 2024 Convocation, on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m. inside Hendricks Chapel. A reception will…
Architecture Student Named to Future100 List in Metropolis Magazine
Linxi (Jenny) Zhang ’24—a fifth-year bachelor of architecture degree student in the School of Architecture—has been selected for Metropolis magazine’s Future100, an elite group of architecture and interior architecture students from the United States and Canada. Launched in 2021, the…
Nzasi, Shen Named 2025 Senior Class Marshals Â
The Student Experience Division has announced the selection of Mark Nzasi and Yifan “Ivan” Shen as the 2025 Senior Class Marshals. In this honorable role, Nzasi and Shen will lead their graduating class during Commencement, help to recommend the Commencement…
Albert Williamson-Taylor Named School of Architecture Convocation Speaker
The School of Architecture has announced that world-renowned engineer Albert Williamson-Taylor, director and co-founder of international engineering firm AKT II, will address graduates at the 2024 Convocation ceremony on May 11 at 10 a.m. in Hendricks Chapel. Williamson-Taylor grew up…
University Names 2024-25 Remembrance Scholars
Thirty-five students have been chosen as the 2024-25 ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Remembrance Scholars. The scholarships, now in their 35th year, were founded as a tribute to—and means of remembering—the students studying in London and Florence through ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ who were killed…
Members of the University Community to Be Honored for Excellence at One University Awards Ceremony on April 19
The One University Awards Ceremony, an annual event to honor members of the ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ community who are making a difference through academics, scholarship, creative work and dedicated service, will be held Friday, April 19, from 4 to 5:30 p.m….