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| “What advice would you give to a brand-new Maroon?” is one of the standard interview questions for the University of Chicago Magazine’s UChicagoan series. Here are some memorable answers that faculty and alumni interviewees have offered over the years—applicable to Maroons of all ages. |
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Fail in the most interesting and wildest ways possible. Invent new ways to fail that no one has known before. |
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Lead from where you stand. You are all leaders. It is about finding your voice and your platform. |
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My mother was allergic to self-promotion, “tooting your own horn.” She told me, “You don’t have to tell your bosses about the good work you do. They know.” I was spending my work life in an enormous brass section, and my horn sat in my lap for too long. |
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If you are the smartest person in the room, you’re in the wrong room. |
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| UChicago’s first Black graduate—in 1896 |
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| John Mark Hansen, the Charles L. Hutchinson Distinguished Service Professor in Political Science and a scholar of Hyde Park history, writes about his research on Cora Belle Jackson, AB 1896. |
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| The University of Chicago student body was racially integrated on the very first day of classes in 1892, but just barely. Its first cohort included a single Black student, Cora Belle Jackson. Jackson was the second recipient of a University of Chicago scholarship awarded to the top scorer on the entrance examinations. |
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| Cora Jackson, AB 1896, is remarkable not only for being the first Black graduate of the University of Chicago. In the 46 years after her graduation, she devoted herself to the “achievements and common welfare of the Race,” to quote a report in the Chicago Defender. Graduating from the College of Arts, Literature, and Science with a degree in English pedagogy in October 1896, Jackson embarked on a career in which Christianity, education, and the condition of Black women would remain at the center of her concerns. |
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| In 1897 Jackson relocated to Indianapolis, teaching in public high schools. Four years later she moved on to Baltimore and the Colored High and Training School. The 1910 Alumni Directory identified her as a high school teacher in Baltimore. By 1919, however, the Alumni Association had no record of her location. |
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| As it happened, 1919 was perhaps the most eventful single year in Jackson’s life. In May she took a husband, at age 45. She registered her name as Cora Isabel Jackson and thereafter was known as Cora I. Parchment or Cora J. Parchment. A few weeks later, the New York Police Department announced Parchment’s appointment as a “policewoman.” She was the first African American female officer in its 64-year history. |
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| Parchment was assigned to work in Harlem, her duties “to investigate conditions in the dance halls and other places frequented by girls.” She saw it as a continuation of the pastoral work that had defined her entire career. |
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| Alumni memories: Late arrivals |
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| In the January issue, we asked alumni to share memories of living in a brand-new dorm. In November 2023 we asked about defunct dorms, and in March 2023, we asked about Doc Films. Here’s a roundup of late-breaking responses. |
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| I was one of the first residents of Campus North in Fall 2016. Campus North stood in sharp contrast to my first dorm, Broadview Hall. I had several ideas about the fun ways we could spend time together the following year in Campus North. I ultimately ran for house president and got elected. |
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| In my two years as Boyer House president, we walked the tightrope between old and new. The Talbot House culture stayed alive via various traditions around the Point (like our pre-quarter and quarter-end lake jumps), old Talbot House intramural jerseys, and even a trip back to Broadview Hall. We embraced our new dining hall space—much closer to our beds than Cathey, our Broadview-assigned dining hall—and our new study spaces. |
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| Perhaps the glue that kept everything together was having Dean Boyer as the face of our new house. Thanks for all the memories and the mustache-themed gear.—James Koehne, AB’19 |
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| I first came to the U of C in the spring of 1979 as a prospie. I stayed with my hosts in the Shoreland and fell in love. In love with the possibility of living in this “dorm” like no other. Expired hotel, rooms with kitchens, a mile from campus on the lake. Wow. My decision to attend the U of C was highly influenced by this. |
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| The first night of O-week I met not only my two roommates, but the three guys next door. As this had been a hotel, our rooms had a door between them. We opened the doors that night and they remained open for the whole year.—JP Cavigelli, AB’83 |
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| Doc Films was transformative to my life. At $20 in the mid-’90s for a quarter pass, it was an amazing insight into humanity. The daily schedule of films was an education by itself. The series that were focused on a genre or a director were so informative. My wife and I bonded over Ringu, the Japanese horror movie. We have a strong connection formed partially by our shared love of movies. |
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| Max Palevsky [PhB’48, SB’48] gave an awesome gift to the University with his endowment to the theater. I am so appreciative.—Keith Vanderpool, AB’00 |
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| The UChicago undergraduate experience is unlike any other. It prepares students to communicate, to engage, and to shape the world in distinct and powerful ways. But how does this happen? |
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| “It’s in our core” is a storytelling series that seeks to answer that question by showcasing the unique programming, environment, and intellectual culture that sets UChicago apart. |
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| Previously in College Review |
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| The College Review, edited by Carrie Golus, AB’91, AM’93, is brought to you by Alumni Relations and Development and the College. |
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| (4) UChicago Photographic Archive, apf7-05224 |
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| What would you like to see in future issues? Send your suggestions to [email protected]. |
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