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The University of Chicago has a reputation as a “teacher of teachers” and a strong tradition of sending students to top graduate schools. Many students pursue further academic work with the intention of becoming scholars and teachers in particular academic subjects. others use their graduate degrees to become major researchers in government, cultural organizations, and industry.

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JOHNNY BErONAUChicago degree AB’11, psychology and comparative human developmentHome Falls Church, VAOccupation PhD student in clinical psychology at the University of Michigan

With the help of his research mentors at UChicago, Berona has coauthored seven studies and has presented his work at conferences both nationally and abroad. CCIHE advisors helped him apply to graduate programs, and he received full funding for his studies at the University of Michigan through the Rackham Merit Fellowship.

“Research has always been a very integral part of my experience at UChicago. There’s enough here at the University that anyone who’s interested in higher education will find opportunities to help catapult them forward.”

SUSANNA HECHT UChicago degrees lAB’68; AB’72, geographyHome los Angeles, CAOccupation Professor, School of Public Affairs, institute of the Environment and Sustainability, Department of Geography, UClA

Hecht researches environmental and development issues in the Latin American tropics. Her work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, NASA, MacArthur Foundation, and Guggenheim Foundation, among many other sources.

“The University of Chicago prepared me for my work as a professor and researcher through its hallmark training in critical thinking and its broad liberal arts education.”

GErAlD GrAFF UChicago degree AB’60, English language and literatureHome lincolnwood, ilOccupation Professor of English and education, University of illinois at Chicago

Graff believes in using intellectual debate to engage students in academics. He has lectured on improving education in America at over 200 university campuses and has published seven books. As a professor at UChicago, he was the founding director of the Master of Arts Program in the Humanities.

“The whole climate of the University of Chicago, even outside of the classes, helped me get a picture of how exciting the life of the mind could be.”

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Chicago Careers in Higher Education (CCIHE), in

consultation with UChicago’s world-renowned

faculty, offers a unique set of resources to support

students interested in pursuing graduate education in

the arts and sciences.

CCIHE offers workshops, programs, and individual

advising to help students find research and other

career-related opportunities, and make informed

decisions about which type of graduate program is

most appropriate for their career goals. CCIHE also

guides students in building relationships with faculty,

securing strong letters of reference, navigating the

graduate or professional school application process,

writing effective statements of purpose, and finding

valuable interim-year experiences.

Supportive Faculty In addition to preparing students for graduate school through rigorous courses and intellectual discussions, UChicago faculty members also mentor students, provide research experiences, offer opportunities to teach, and sponsor student conferences. During CCIHE programs, faculty members offer students their expertise about preparing for and applying to graduate programs.

research Opportunities CCIHE collaborates with offices and departments across campus to keep students informed of valuable research opportunities. As students at a major research university, undergraduates have the chance to collaborate on projects with faculty and graduate students from throughout the University’s four graduate divisions, six professional schools, interdisciplinary institutes and centers, and the Medical Center. College students have access to paid and unpaid research oppor-tunities and mentorships through individual departments and major programs. In collaboration with faculty advisors, CCIHE helps students identify appropriate training opportunities and timely support for their research. The College offers research-related internships through the Jeff Metcalf Fellows Program at such organizations as:

n Smithsonian Institution n Field Museum n The Art Institute of Chicago n Chicago History Museum n Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory n Frank Lloyd Wright Preservation Trust n Mies van der Rohe Foundation n Newberry Library

JONAS PETErS UChicago degree SB’93, chemistry Home Pasadena, CA Occupation Bren Professor of Chemistry at California institute of Technology

Peters’s research program centers on the development of preparative inorganic chemistry. He “caught the bug for doing research” during one of his undergraduate chemistry labs.

“My ability to communicate, give lectures, and write is completely shaped by my experiences in the Core. Although I’m a practicing scientist every day, I lecture both in classroom environments and about my research to the public. The rigorous training in the Core taught me a great deal.”

STEFANiE DElUCAUChicago degree AB’97, sociology and psychologyHome Baltimore, MDOccupation Associate professor of sociology, Johns Hopkins University

DeLuca’s research and courses focus on educational inequality and the effects of neighborhoods and housing on families in underserved urban areas. For a month every summer, she takes her undergraduate and PhD students to Mobile, Alabama, where she is following 100 low-income families to study residential mobility, poverty, and housing policy.

“The University of Chicago really trained me for professional academic work. Being in an environment where everyone is seriously committed to pushing the intellectual envelope becomes part of who you are.”

ANTHONY GrAFTON UChicago degrees AB’71, AM’72, PhD’75, all in history Home Princeton, NJ Occupation Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Humanities at Princeton University

Grafton teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in European history. He is the author, coauthor, editor, coeditor, or translator of 19 books. He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Balzan Prize for History of Humanities, and the Mellon Foundation’s Distinguished Achievement Award.

“The University gave me a marvelous general education and a wonderful training in the form of history I practice, intellectual history. ”

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For students interested in acquiring languages and in conducting their own research abroad, the College offers over 100 summer opportunities for intensive language study or research:

n Foreign language Acquisition Grants: $3,000 for students pursuing intermediate or advanced language study abroad

n F. Champion Ward Third-Year international Travel Grants: $3,000 for students conducting international summer research

n Square D Foundation Travel Grants: $3,000 for students undertaking a summer research project in France

n Nassef Sawiris research Grants: $4,000 for undergraduates conducting summer research in Egypt

n African Studies research Grants: $4,000 for third-year College students spending at least eight weeks researching in Africa

The College supports student research projects through depart-mental travel and research awards, as well as through the Planning Resources and Involvement for Students in the Majors (PRISM) Research Grant program, which helps students connect their academic studies to research and career opportunities. Additionally, a campuswide research assistantship database provides a central resource for students looking for research experience.

The College also works to increase participation of under-represented minorities in scholarship through the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program and the Leadership Alliance, which offer mentored research and national conference participation.

Alumni Mentors over 80 recent UChicago graduates in a variety of fields have vol-unteered to answer questions about academic programs and the application process, and they recount their experiences of translating their UChicago educations into both success in graduate school and careers in academia.

research Symposia CCIHE hosts two campuswide research symposia each year. Students conduct research related to their course work, research assistantships, and summer employment and projects, and they are funded by a variety of sources.

Conference Presentations CCIHE funds students to present their research at regional, national, and international conferences. Students receive valuable feedback on their work and network with important scholars in their fields.

Career Exploration OpportunitiesTaking the Next Step Each January, the College holds a daylong career planning event for second- and third-year students that includes panels on graduate school and career options in the humanities and social, biological, and physical sciences. Students attend panels with alumni from around the world and a keynote presentation by a prominent alumni speaker. Alumni discuss the ways in which they’ve put their UChicago educations to use.

Top destinations of University of Chicago undergraduates for graduate studyHumanities

n University of Chicagon Yale Universityn University of Michigan at Ann Arborn University of California at Berkeleyn Princeton Universityn Columbia Universityn Harvard Universityn New York Universityn DePaul Universityn Northwestern University

Social Sciencesn University of Chicagon Harvard Universityn Columbia Universityn Georgetown Universityn New York Universityn Northwestern Universityn University of Virginian Loyola University Chicagon University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaignn University of Michigan at Ann Arbor

Economicsn University of Chicagon Stanford Universityn Harvard Universityn Yale Universityn Columbia Universityn Georgetown Universityn Princeton Universityn University of Wisconsin at Madison

Biological Sciencesn University of Chicagon Northwestern Universityn Rush University n University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaignn University of Illinois Medical Centern Boston University n Emory University n Harvard Universityn New York Universityn University of California at San Franciscon Washington University in St. Louisn Yale University

Physical Sciences n University of Chicagon Harvard Universityn California Institute of Technologyn Massachusetts Institute of Technologyn Stanford Universityn University of California at Berkeleyn University of Michigan at Ann Arborn Northwestern Universityn University of Wisconsin at Madisonn University of California at Los Angelesn University of Washington New Collegiate Divisionn University of Chicagon University of Illinois at

Urbana-Champaignn DePaul University n George Mason Universityn George Washington University n University of Pennsylvania

Graduate and Professional School Fair The Graduate and Professional School (GPS) Fair, held each fall, brings together a number of different graduate and professional school options for students, allowing them to talk with representatives directly to find out more about their programs. Graduate program representatives also visit the campus individually and offer information sessions on campus throughout the academic year.

Gap Year Support Increasingly, College students wait to apply for graduate programs until after they graduate, giving them time to be sure they are making the right decision and are able to assemble a competitive application. CCIHE supports students who choose to take time between the College and their graduate programs in several ways. Advisors continue to work with alumni who may need assistance with their applications or decision-making processes. CCIHE also helps students and alumni find appropriate gap year experiences, whether they be language

study, research or leisure travel, study abroad, or jobs in their field of interest. Students have taught English around the globe either independently or through such structured programs as the JET Program. They have participated in Teach for America; gone abroad on Rhodes and Marshall Scholarships, Fulbright awards, or Rotary Foundation International Fellowships; and have researched and held fellowships with think tanks, research organizations, and such government agencies as the Federal Reserve and National Institutes of Health.

PHiliP VENTiCiNqUEUChicago degrees AB’01, AM’02, PhD’09, all in classicsHome Mount Vernon, iAOccupation Assistant professor of classics at Cornell College

“Things that are difficult in some settings—interdisciplinary study, working between fields, using different lenses to look at your material—the University of Chicago does really well. It’s not just about one perspective. It’s about trying to look at these topics from multiple viewpoints.”

ADEN KUMlErUChicago degree AB’96, interdisciplinary studies in the humanitiesHome Chicago, il Occupation Assistant professor in Art History at the University of Chicago

“Thinking hard, talking passionately, and really caring about ideas—those are things people do collaboratively at UChicago. The experiences I had inside and outside the classroom as an undergraduate—learning to listen analytically to other people even when I disagreed with them—served me extremely well in graduate school.”

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