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From Climate Cinema to Ancient Law: Meet the 2026 Arts & Humanities Award Recipients

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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540th Convocation Honors Winners Who Put Scholarship into Practice
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Andrew Pettegree Delivers 2026 Paleography and the Book Visiting Scholar Lecture

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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On May 13, historian Andrew Pettegree, Bishop Wardlaw Professor of Modern History at the University of St Andrews, delivered this year’s Paleography a...
Dean Deborah L. Nelson with Avery Willis Hoffman and Peter Sellars

Dean’s Salon Explores Theater’s Civic Role in a Time of Transformation

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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Dean Deborah Nelson convenes a dialogue on the challenges of experimental drama in a time of audience contractionsOn April 16, Dean of Arts & Humaniti...
Yiyun Li

Yiyun Li’s Berlin Family Lectures Reflect on Language, Attention, and the Work of Being

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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On March 31, April 7, and April 14, internationally acclaimed writer Yiyun Li delivered the 2026 Berlin Lectures. Revisit the lectures with this serie...
Paleography and the Book Visiting Scholar Program Presents Was War Good for the Book Trade? with Andrew Pettegree

War, Print, and the Fate of Books: Andrew Pettegree to Deliver 2026 Paleography Lecture

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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Paleography and the Book Visiting Scholar Program presents esteemed book historian Andrew Pettegree (University of St Andrews) who offers an examinati...
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The Mouly Carlson Family Establishes Endowed Chair to Advance Game Design and Media Innovation at UChicago

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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The Catherine Mouly & Anthony and Leo Carlson Professorship in Media, Arts, and Design will build on UChicago’s historical leadership in humanistic re...
Yiyun Li

Writer Yiyun Li to deliver Berlin Family Lectures beginning March 31

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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Acclaimed novelist and essayist to discuss literature as a mediative space in uncertain times
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society

MacArthur Foundation supports UChicago initiative to explore future of the humanities

Thursday, July 2
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Building on the University of Chicago’s longstanding leadership in the arts and humanities, the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has receive...
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Arts & Humanities Day 2025 sparks citywide conversation

By Rivky Mondal, and Andrew Haffner Thursday, July 2
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On a recent day in Hyde Park, fans of Taylor Swift gathered in their Eras Tour T-shirts to hear a scholarly breakdown of the singer’s lyrics. Authors ...
UChicago Arts and Humanities Day, Oct. 18

UChicago Arts & Humanities Day Announces Speakers, Partnership with Chicago Humanities

By Rivky Mondal Thursday, July 2
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September 29, 2025 This October, the annual public showcase of the humanities at the University of Chicago will take on a new life. Now in its 45th...