Welcome New Dean's International Council Members!     Azeem Ibrahim: CEO & Investment Manager, ECM Investment bio >> Richard Jasculca: Chairman & CEO, Jasculca/Terman & Associates John Mclinden: Managing Partner, Centrum Properties bio >> Frank Schell: Managing Director, North State Associates LLC bio >> Richard Tomlinson: Partner, Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill LLP       Fall 2008 Dean's International Council Meeting: November 5-7, New Delhi, India     Namaste! With our upcoming meeting in India just around the corner, it is time to begin making travel arrangements. A block of rooms has been placed on hold at the magnificent Taj Palace Hotel in New Delhi and are available on a first-come, first-serve basis. View travel and hotel information >> An online meeting RSVP will be available soon and updates to the schedule will be reflected on the meeting website as details are confirmed. Please check back often for the most up-to-date information.       Hikmat Road Safety Progress Report Available     The Hikmat Road Safety Project, led by DIC member Maher Kaddoura, has released a progress report, showing a 34 percent decrease in fatalities during the early part of 2008 (February-May). The Hikmat Road Safety Program was established by Maher & Randa Kaddoura in January of 2008, after the tragic loss of their 17-year old son to a pedestrian road accident. download pdf report >>               Save These Dates!     November 5-7, 2008 Fall 2008 Dean's International Council Meeting New Dehli, India Watch video: Prelude to India           In the News... DIC Member Azeem Ibrahim Profiled in Scotland Herald "From a Glasgow council house to dinner at the White House," The Herald (Scotland), June 28, 2008. Charles Wheelan on the Big-Government, No-Government Debate "Confessions of a Maturing Libertarian," Yahoo!Finance, The Naked Economist, June 25, 2008. Jens Ludwig Comments on Gun Ownership "Who's Affected by Guns?" National Public Radio, Talk of the Nation, June 23, 2008. Cultural Policy Center on Looting of Antiquities in Iraq "The Loot Route," ARTNews, June 2008. (pdf) Boris Shor on the Rich-Poor State Divide "Red state, blue state, rich state, poor," Chicago Tribune, June 11, 2008. Charles Wheelan on the Consequences of High Fuel Costs "High Fuel Costs Could Spur a New Rationalism," Yahoo!Finance, The Naked Economist, June 10, 2008. Larry Rothfield Critiques New Book on Antiquities and Museums "Who Owns Antiquity?" Chicago Reader, June 5, 2008. Ofer Malamud on the Effects of Computer Use on Academic Achievement "Are Underprivileged Students Better Off without Computers?" T.H.E. Journal, June 2008. "The $100 Distraction Device," Slate, June 5, 2008. "When Computers Hurt Instead of Help," The New York Times, June 15, 2008. Charles Wheelan on Insurance "Putting the Insurance Back in Insurance," Yahoo!Finance, The Naked Economist, May 20, 2008. Charles Wheelan on Affordable Housing "Supplying the Affordable Housing Demand," WBEZ Eight Forty-Eight, May 15, 2008. Naming Rights at Universities "Samsung Washington Monument! How "naming rights" have become a huge American export," Slate, May 10, 2008.   Copyright © 2008 by The University of Chicago. 1155 East 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637, USA, 773.702.8400