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From Climate Cinema to Ancient Law: Meet the 2026 Arts & Humanities Award Recipients
540th Convocation Honors Winners Put Scholarship into Practice
James M. Redfield, renowned scholar of the ancient Greek world, 1935-2026
Longtime UChicago professor remembered as a ‘profoundly original’ thinker and encouraging teacher
Andrew Pettegree Delivers 2026 Paleography and the Book Visiting Scholar Lecture
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’s Salon Explores Theater’s Civic Role in a Time of Transformation
Dean Deborah Nelson convenes a dialogue on the challenges of experimental drama in a time of audience contractionsOn April 16, Dean of Arts & Humaniti...
The Spring Issue of Tableau is Out Now
Learn about alumni making video games, music junior faculty, medical humanities, and more.
New UChicago digital research tool opens paths connecting cultures and continents
Maps of Chicago, Guerrilla Television, Middle East photographs, and more are connected with metadata to power researchImage courtesy of the University...
Paolo Cherchi, distinguished Romance philologist and devoted teacher, 1937-2026
A scholar of extraordinary range, Cherchi guided generations of students at the University of Chicago with rigor, curiosity, and care.
Yiyun Li’s Berlin Family Lectures Reflect on Language, Attention, and the Work of Being
On March 31, April 7, and April 14, internationally acclaimed writer Yiyun Li delivered the 2026 Berlin Lectures. Revisit the lectures with this serie...
War, Print, and the Fate of Books: Andrew Pettegree to Deliver 2026 Paleography Lecture
Paleography and the Book Visiting Scholar Program presents esteemed book historian Andrew Pettegree (University of St Andrews) who offers an examinati...
Entwined with History, Art, and Audiences
Edgar Garcia’s award-winning work cuts a singular and expansive path working across multiple critical and creative modes, including criticism, dramatu...