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Congresswoman Melissa Bean and Chicago historian Timuel Black to be honored during Commencement
Posted: 11/17/2008
Two of Roosevelt University’s most distinguished alumni, Congresswoman Melissa Bean and Chicago historian Timuel Black, will receive honorary doctor of humane letters degrees during the University’s Commencement ceremonies being held Dec. 19 in the ...full text

Pulitzer Prize winning journalist to speak at Roosevelt on Nov. 20
Posted: 11/10/2008
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Deborah Nelson will discuss her new book, The War Behind Me - Vietnam Veterans Confront the Truth About U.S. War Crimes, at 5:30 p.m., on Thursday, Nov. 20 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S ...full text

The New Deal and Great Depression Are Topics of Talk on Nov. 17 at Roosevelt University
Posted: 10/30/2008
William E. Leuchtenburg, the William R. Kenan, Jr. professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a leading scholar on the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, will explain how lessons learned from the ...full text

Montesquieu Forum for the Study of Civic Life opens at Roosevelt University
Posted: 10/28/2008
Roosevelt University and the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles and History announced the creation of the Montesquieu Forum for the Study of Civic Life at Roosevelt University. The Montesquieu Forum’s mission is to ...full text

Roosevelt University’s Chicago School of Real Estate presents discussion on real estate financial markets with financier Dean Adler
Posted: 10/8/2008
Nationally recognized real estate financier Dean S. Adler will discuss the current state of the real estate financial markets, including real estate financing, during Roosevelt University’s Nov. 5 gala for the Chicago School of Real Estate. An ...full text

Roosevelt receives federal grants to prepare students for science and math
Posted: 9/29/2008
Roosevelt University in partnership with two regional community colleges has received federal grants from the National Science Foundation and National Institutes of Health that are designed to prepare college students for careers in science and ...full text

Roosevelt University student enrollment shatters records
Posted: 9/12/2008
Roosevelt University officials expected enrollments to rise this year, but not at the extraordinary pace that has put the University’s fall 2008 semester on track to shatter records. There are more new students at Roosevelt this fall than at any ...full text

Roosevelt University to host inaugural photo exhibit, War is Only Half the Story: The Aftermath Project in Gage Gallery
Posted: 8/29/2008
A first-run exhibit featuring the work of award-winning photographers who have captured untold stories about what’s at stake in the aftermath of war and political strife will open Thursday, Sept. 11 in Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18 S. ...full text

Roosevelt University elects new members to the Board of Trustees
Posted: 7/8/2008
Roosevelt University has elected seven new members to its Board of Trustees. Bill Zwecker, an entertainment reporter for the Chicago Sun-Times and WBBM TV, Lynn Lucchese-Soto, an attorney and vice president of Berger, Newmark and Fenchel P.C., Julie ...full text

Economics professor publishes groundbreaking book questioning use of statistical testing
Posted: 6/26/2008
A new groundbreaking book that challenges the way scientists in many fields are using statistics to arrive at faulty and even fraudulent conclusions has been published by Stephen Ziliak, professor of economics at Roosevelt University, and Deirdre ...full text

Roosevelt names Barbara Schoenfield Interim University Librarian
Posted: 6/16/2008
Roosevelt University has appointed Barbara Schoenfield as Interim University Librarian, responsible for the Roosevelt libraries in Chicago and Schaumburg. Schoenfield, a Wilmette resident, joined Roosevelt in 1995 as a reference/instruction ...full text

Roosevelt University appoints Lesley Slavitt Vice President for Government Relations and University Outreach
Posted: 6/10/2008
Roosevelt University has promoted Lesley D. Slavitt to vice president for Government Relations and University Outreach. She reports to Roosevelt President Chuck Middleton and is responsible for government relations, marketing communications, media ...full text

Sociology professor receives Fulbright to study multiracial issues in South Africa
Posted: 6/5/2008
Heather Dalmage, professor of sociology at Roosevelt University and an expert on multiracial issues in the United States, has been awarded a scholarship from the U.S. Department of State’s Fulbright Program to study multiracial issues in South ...full text

Roosevelt and Social Justice High School preparing Class of 2009 for college
Posted: 6/5/2008
Students from the first graduating class of Chicago’s Social Justice High School (SJHS) will participate in a college preparation program at Roosevelt University June 15-20. The program, titled Social Justice in Action: Roosevelt University, ...full text

Roosevelt announces Winston E. Kennedy Endowed Real Estate Scholarship Fund
Posted: 5/30/2008
Roosevelt University today announced the establishment of the Winston E. Kennedy Endowed Real Estate Scholarship Fund, which will provide financial support to students taking master’s degree programs in real estate in the University’s Chicago School ...full text

Roosevelt University appoints Miroslava Mejia Krug as Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
Posted: 5/21/2008
Roosevelt University announced today that Miroslava Mejia Krug, chief financial officer for the Chicago Housing Authority (CHA), has been appointed senior vice president for finance and administration and chief financial officer, effective July 1. ...full text

Roosevelt students honored for leadership and involvement
Posted: 5/2/2008
Student leaders, student organizations and other Roosevelt University community members at the University’s Chicago Campus were recognized for their outstanding work and achievements during the Student Leadership Awards cermony on Friday, April 18. ...full text

Roosevelt University professor named Professor of the Year in Illinois
Posted: 11/15/2007
Roosevelt University Professor Steven A. Meyers has been selected as the 2007 Illinois Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The announcement was made today (Nov. 15) by Lee S. Schulman, president of ...full text

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