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School of Communication
👥 172 Supervisors
Pritzker School of Law
👥 88 Supervisors
Medill School of Journalism
👥 66 Supervisors
Computer Science
👥 60 Supervisors
Mathematics
👥 54 Supervisors
History
👥 51 Supervisors
School of Education and Social Policy
👥 49 Supervisors
Economics
👥 46 Supervisors
Physics and Astronomy
👥 41 Supervisors
English
👥 41 Supervisors
Chemistry
👥 41 Supervisors
Institute for Policy Research
👥 34 Supervisors
Spanish and Portuguese
👥 32 Supervisors
Biomedical Engineering
👥 30 Supervisors
Anthropology
👥 22 Supervisors
Materials Science and Engineering
👥 21 Supervisors
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