Media Mentions

"7:30PM Sat., Nov. 14: His program will move from the music of Schubert and Beethoven to a collection of works inspired by water. Following intermission, music by Amy Beach, Mel Bonis, Szymanowski, Takemitsu, Debussy, Murail, Decaux and Godowsky will explore water in its many forms, from stillness and movement to reflection and resonance. Together, the works offer a journey through different approaches to sound, color and texture at the piano.

The performance begins at 7:30PM in Wentz Concert Hall."

"The first Chicago storefront production Sunday in the Park with George in over 15 years is directed and choreographed by Producing Artistic Director Derek Van Barham.

"According to Anne Kirkner, a professor of criminal justice at Roosevelt University, the options students have to look for recourse often leave victims of sexual assault unsatisfied with the outcomes. For Title IX investigations, the length of the process and a lack of transparency from the university 'just show the survivor that the process is sort of the punishment,' Kirkner said."

"'Children gather information based on what they are told, but also on what they see modeled by the people in their lives,' Steven Meyers, a psychology professor at Roosevelt University, told HuffPost. 'Boys learn from watching how masculine behavior is demonstrated, and what then happens when it is enacted in different ways. As children age, boys learn increasingly from peer norms and how they are enforced through social rewards and punishments.'”

"Barbosa is a Brazilian-born runner who was raised in England and moved to Chicago in 2022 to pursue a doctorate in clinical psychology at Roosevelt University. In June 2026, he became the first person known to have run every street in all 77 Chicago neighborhoods, covering more than 5,000 miles over 680 days. He also holds a Guinness World Record for the fastest time visiting all 146 CTA stations."

"Cynthia Pelayo is a Bram Stoker Award–winning and International Latino Book Award–winning author and poet — the first Latina and the first Puerto Rican to win the Bram Stoker Award. She writes fairy tales that blend genre and explore grief, mourning, and cycles of violence. Chicago is not her setting. Chicago is her cosmology. She holds a Master of Science from Roosevelt University."

"Paramount Theatre's production of MILLION DOLLAR QUARTET, staged in the new Stolp Island Theatre designed to immerse audiences in the world of Sun Studio, continues its long run.

Among the cast is Madison Palmer, an original cast member who has played Dyanne since the production first opened in July 2024. A graduate of the Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University, Palmer has been with the show through more than 670 performances and countless cast combinations."

"An award-winning artist, author, activist, and creative mindfulness mentor, Rae has devoted more than 35 years to exploring one transformative question: How can we turn life’s challenges into meaningful purpose?"

"Throughout her career, Zoe Heller, director of CalRecycle, has been focused on the human connection to environmental effects. That focus continues today through her work leading an agency with a 2026/2027 annual budget of $2.2 billion and an ambitious agenda of sustainability and circularity in the world’s fourth-biggest economy. "

"Dr. Hart’s work has spanned from behavioral neuroscience to cell metabolism and oxidative stress, and most recently to topics in cancer, including mechanisms of chemoresistance and cell–cell signaling within the tumor microenvironment. At the time of writing, he holds an h-index of 36, owing to his contributions to over 50 peer-reviewed publications and book chapters, and has authorship in multiple Q1 journals including Nature, PNAS, Cell Reports, and MDPI Cancers."