Alumni & Campus Stories

Robin Baumgarten Trost with her daughters Anna and Mary Piacente at commencement

Family tradition

She anchors the beating heart of Chicago five days a week, from god-awful early to 10 a.m., out in front of the breaking stories, the features and the crazy vignettes

Spring flowering cherry tree at Japan House with person seated on the grass in the background.

The Big Picture: Cherry Blossom Time

Mid-April’s sakura—blossoming cherry trees—herald spring at the university’s Japan House, inviting garden visitors to engage in the traditional Japanese custom of hanami or “flower viewing.” An allée, or walkway, of