Bragging Right
To all those marketing skeptics out there: Yo! Illinois may not always have been a brand. But the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has always been a meme. From the mid-1860s
Medicine Man
When self-described “trumpet for hire” Dan Gosling, ’84 FAA, ended his contract-position chair with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO) in 2004, he needed a quick career pivot. “Luckily, I like
Ingenious: Molecular Prosthetics
When Martin Burke, M.D., was making his rounds at Harvard Medical School in 1999, he visited a young woman suffering with cystic fibrosis, a genetic disease that can severely damage
I’s on the World: I-L-L Hat
“My husband never takes off his Illinois hat,” says Shari L. Schmidt, ’85 LAS, MPA ’94 UIC. And to prove it, she snapped a photo of him wearing his chapeau
It’s a Family Affair
When Louistine “Lou” Ford Crockett, ’49 ED, was a student at the University of Illinois in the 1940s, one of her science professors said that all Black people had
2nd Lt. David Skibbe
Among character traits, leadership is often a late bloomer, requiring maturity both in those who hold it, and who recognize it. Even as an undergraduate, David Skibbe, ’69 ACES,
My Alma Mater: Personal History
I studied history at the U of I straight out of Pittsfield (Ill.) High School, but it wasn’t until my 40s, after careers in the military, business, banking and politics,
I’s on the World: Arctic Chill
When the time came for John Warkenthien, ’78 LAS, to get a good look at the Northern Lights, he set out for Tromso, Norway, on a Viking Ocean Cruise. While
Illini 411: How many U.S. presidents have visited the U of I?
A: Enough to fill a pickup basketball team—which would no doubt please former president Barack Obama, who gave a post-presidency speech at Foellinger Auditorium, in 2018. Two presidents visited the
Resolutions of Very Close Presidential Elections
In this Alumni College webinar, Professor Brian J. Gaines explores the history of closely contested U.S. presidential elections. From the disputed outcomes of 1824, 1876, and 2000, Professor Gaines examines
