From Aerospace to Archie Bunker: the Surprising Career of Virginia Carter

She's a physicist who has worked with Norman Lear, run a successful ruby business, and now saves lives through radio soap operas.

BY HELEN DYER

Alchemy in the Archives

How the commonplace items of yesterday become today's treasures. A trip through the McGill Archives can lead to fascinating journeys into history.

BY ED KROMER

Comment engager la bonne personne

McGill souhaite recruter 1 000 professeurs d'ici à 2012, une tâche qui pourrait bien s'avérer de longue haleine.

PAR DANIEL MCCABE, BA'89, TRADUCTION DE SABINE THUILLEAUX, LLM'90, BCL'91

Dear Bill...

William Weintraub cleans out his office and donates his papers to McGill, including some 1,300 letters from literary buddies Mordecai Richler, Brian Moore and Mavis Gallant. We profile the multi-talented filmmaker, author and bon vivant.

BY PATRICK MCDONAGH