Here’s a look back at what happened in the Chicago area on Feb. 12, according to the Tribune’s archives. Is an important event missing from this date? Email us. 1909: The National Association for the ...
When Prof. John W. Boyer published his landmark book on the history of the University of Chicago in 2015, his work gave a valuable new window into UChicago’s past. But for Boyer, a renowned historian ...
Over 100 years ago, Georgiana Simpson became the first Black woman to attain a Ph.D. at an American university, making history not just on the University of Chicago campus, but nationally. Simpson ...