Walking the Talk
Walking the talk
The University of Illinois Chicago’s 10th Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda prefers walking to work. She intentionally chose to make the West Loop her home so she could be steps away from campus.
“You’re part of the community in a different way when you’re walking,” Miranda says. “When you’re driving, it’s like you arrived on campus through a mail tube. You might be driving past things, but you’re not really experiencing them.”
It’s no surprise, then, that Miranda fell in love with UIC while on a walk.
In fall 2022, after a search firm approached her about the chance to lead UIC, she visited campus to wander it and take it all in without anyone knowing.
“I got this wonderful feeling right away of the diversity, the warmth and a sense that this is a place that provides broad opportunities,” Miranda says.