Chicago and the University of Chicago

The sisters who sparked SSA

In its centennial year, the school celebrates the Abbotts' deep legacy.


Greg Holden

Record $300 million gift to business school

GSB's new name: University of Chicago Booth School of Business.


Steve Kloehn

Allan Friedman

Historic election grips community

Campus celebrates Obamas’ journey from South Side to White House.


Steve Kloehn

Greg Borzo

Campus community counts down to election

Members of the campus community are focusing intently on Tuesday’s landmark presidential election.


Steve Kloehn

Campus community counts down to election

Panels and parties to mark the end of a memorable presidential campaign.


Steve Kloehn

South Side Story: The bike tour

Over 100 students, faculty and Hyde Park residents participated in the South Side History Bike Tour.


Hannah Hayes

Thaler’s Nudge gets global attention

<p>Politicians here and abroad embrace idea about how to influence behavior.</p>


University of Chicago

Capturing a piece of Hyde Park culture

Undergraduate Sarra Jahedi’s film, The Game, documents the avid local chess scene.


Carrie Golus

A $20 million gift, a new agenda in science

Bill Eckhardt, MS &#39;70, has donated $20 million to build new fields of scientific expertise.


Steve Koppes

Politics of the hip-hop generation

Bakari Kitwana, the 2007-2008 Artist-in-Residence in the University’s Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture, discusses hip hop.


Josh Schonwald