Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2022-562

• Record #: R2022-562
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 5/25/2022
• Final action: 5/25/2022
• Title: Congratulations extended to Morton Schapiro on retirement as president of Northwestern University
• Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Hopkins, Brian , Sadlowski Garza, Susan, O'Shea, Matthew J., Ervin, Jason C., Waguespack, Scott, Mitts, Emma, Vasquez, Jr., Andre, Reilly, Brendan, Tunney, Thomas, Cappleman, James, Osterman, Harry, Martin, Matthew J. , Hadden, Maria E. , Silverstein, Debra L.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
5/25/2022		City Council	Rules Suspended - Immediate Consideration
5/25/2022	48228	City Council	Adopted	Pass

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
LORI E. LIGHTFOOT
MAYOR

May 25, 2022










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

1 transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Hopkins, Sadlowski-Garza, Silverstein, Waguespack, O'Shea, Tunney. Osterman, Cappleman, Martin, Mitts, Hadden, Ervin, Vasquez and Reilly, a resolution congratulating Morton Schapiro on his retirement as President of Northwestern University.

Your favorable consideration ofthis resolution will be appreciated.


Very truly youj

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, After more than a decade of transformative leadership, Morton Schapiro will conclude his tenure as president of Northwestern University on August 31, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Schapiro began his term as the sixteenth president of Northwestern University on September 1, 2009; and

WHEREAS, Schapiro has also served as professor of economics in Northwestern's Judd A. and Marjorie Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, holds appointments in the Kellogg School of Management and the School of Education and Social Policy; and is a fellow ofthe Institute for Policy Research; and

WHEREAS, Schapiro is among the nation's leading authorities on the economics of higher education, with particular expertise in the area of college financing and affordability and on trends in educational costs and student aid; and

WHEREAS, During Schapiro's tenure, Northwestern became one of only four US universities ranked in the top 20 across all graduate education categories and reached an overall #9 ranking among national universities; and

WHEREAS, Under Schapiro's leadership, Northwestern achieved several milestones, including doubling representation from underrepresented student groups and increasing the number of faculty with major national academy memberships from 95 in 2009 to 164 today; and
WHEREAS, Schapiro has led unprecedented growth of the Northwestern research enterprise, increasing sponsored research activity from $476.9 million in 2...