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Arts & Humanities Day 2025 sparks citywide conversation
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 & Humanities Day Announces Speakers, Partnership with Chicago Humanities
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...
Building the Future of Arts & Humanities at UChicago: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions
Deborah Nelson, Dean of the Division of the Arts & Humanities and Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor of English and the College
What is ...
From the dean
Dear Alumni and Friends,It is my pleasure to write to you as dean of the officially renamed Division of the Arts & Humanities, our new moniker reflect...
From the dean
The dean discusses the role of the arts and humanities in challenging times.
Dear Alumni and Friends,We find ourselves in a strange moment in history...
From the dean
The dean discusses the value of incorporating the arts into the humanities.Dear Alumni and Friends,At UChicago, creative writers are readers, film his...
From the dean
The dean discusses career prospects for Humanities majors.
Dear Alumni and Friends,Contrary to what you may read in the news, majoring in the humanit...
From the dean
The new dean discusses the strength—and growth—of the humanities at UChicago.
Dear Alumni and Friends,Almost daily a story appears in major publicati...
An interview with Dean Nelson
The new dean of the Humanities Division discusses her role.
On July 1, Deborah L. Nelson, the Helen B. and Frank L. Sulzberger Professor of English, ...
From the dean
Anne Walters Robertson reflects on her time as dean.
Dear Alumni and Friends,As I prepare to step down as dean at the end of this academic year, I ha...