Five days of virtual and in-person events will honor Class of 2021The University of Chicago community and its graduating students will celebrate Convocation beginning June 9, with five days of virtual and in-person events honoring the Class of 2021.T
The term McMansion did not exist in design vocabulary in 1977 when Myra and Paul Steinberg decided to build a home on Siesta Key in the Roberts Bay Lane neighborhood. And even if it did, that’s not the kind of house they had in mind for their half-acre surrounded by water, sand, mangroves and cedars.
The custom house is made of wood (a lot of wood) in a simple ranch style with a boardwalk extending from the front of the house and many windows to embrace natural light and bring the outside to the inside. With three bedrooms and two baths, the 2,000-square foot home was the Steinberg family paradise for 44 years.
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Prof. Deborah Nelson has been named the speaker for the University of Chicago’s Convocation ceremony on June 9.
The Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor of English and the College, Nelson specializes in the study of late 20th-century U.S. culture and politics. Her research interests include American literature and plays, gender and sexuality studies, photography, and Cold War history.
“I’m honored to address this year’s graduates, who have shown such remarkable perseverance and creativity during these extraordinary times,” said Nelson, a UChicago faculty member since 1996.
A former director of UChicago’s Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, Nelson’s recent scholarship has focused on the intersecting paths of female writers, critics and artists. Her latest book,