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UChicago philosopher to receive the prestigious Luhmann Science Prize
Prof. Robert B. Pippin’s wide-ranging scholarship encompasses studies of 19th-century philosophers like Hegel and Kant to 20th-century filmmakers such...
Lessons from the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures
The following was published in UChicago News on October 22, 2024.
For four years, Prof. Jacqueline Stewart, AM’93, PhD’99, has applied her know...
UChicago writer Ling Ma received 2024 MacArthur Fellowship
The following was published in UChicago News on October 1, 2024.
Ling Ma, AB’05, an award-winning University of Chicago fiction writer renowned...
Prof. Philip V. Bohlman to address complexity of "doing good" through music during Humanities Day keynote
By Sara Patterson
A pioneering ethnomusicologist, Prof. Philip V. Bohlman seeks to reveal how music helps human beings deal with critical ideas and...
Acclaimed UChicago composer's new orchestral composition debuts at the New York Philharmonic
By Sara PattersonFor University Prof. Augusta “Gusty” Read Thomas, each new work is an adventure. She describes her new orchestral work Bebop Kaleidos...
New faculty fall 2024
The Division of the Humanities welcomes 16 new faculty members to campus.The Division of the Humanities welcomes 16 faculty members to campus, as the ...
The valuable role video games play in the classroom
The following was posted on Scripps News on August 20, 2024.
Do video games belong in the classroom?
It may sound counterproductive to learnin...
Robyn Schiff's epic poem 'Information Desk' draws critical acclaim
The following was published in UChicago News on August 27, 2024.By Sara PattersonWhen Prof. Robyn Schiff sat at the information desk at the Metropolit...
UChicago's Film Studies Center to preserve groundbreaking work by Black and Filipino filmmakers
The following was published in UChicago News on August 20, 2024.
Inside a climate-controlled vault at the University of Chicago are hundreds of...
Prof. Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer Elected to the British Academy
By Sara PattersonProf. Shadi Bartsch-Zimmer would like to abolish the siloed nature of knowledge and embrace the interdisciplinarity of the humanities...