Author: jgafney

  • MAPH Reunion!

    Dear fellow MAPHers, It’s time once again to eat, drink and be merry, like Social Hours of yore. Come to the fourth annual MAPH reunion on Friday, June 4th: Join fellow alums from all classes, current MAPHers, and favorite faculty to reminisce and reconnect. This is of course part of activity-filled Alumni Weekend that University…

  • RIOT ACTS!

    MAPH Alum Simon Strikeback just premiered a new documentary at the Reeling Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.  Here, Simon tells us about the project! On November 11th, the full-length documentary RIOT ACTS: Flaunting Gender Deviance in Music Performance premiered at Reeling Gay & Lesbian Film Festival in Chicago.  The film was directed by local filmmaker…

  • 4 Faulty Assumptions about American Higher Education

    Check out this article at the Chronicle of Higher Education. It tackles four assumptions about American higher education that turn out to be false.  Most of these assumptions deal with the recent economic recession and the supposed effects that recession has had on colleges and universities in the U.S.

  • Working After MAPH

    The job hunt can be a tiresome and trying experience, especially in this economic climate.  I thought I would share a success story with you to brighten your day! MAPH alum Alan Kellner has just landed a fantastic job as a Writer/Researcher at Zimmerman LLC, whose core focus is “centered on the research of best…

  • What is a Master’s Degree Worth?

    I wouldn’t presume to answer such a question, but the folks over at the New York Times have taken a stab at it. See what they have to say: http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/30/what-is-a-masters-degree-worth/

  • Remember Social Hour?

    Hello Maph Alums! Fall is upon us.  The leaves are starting to turn, the nights are growing cooler, and a new group of MAPHers are en route to the University of Chicago’s stoney gates.  For them, this means the year of intense and rigorous academics you know so well.  And for you?  Social hour! We’ll…