Culture and Society

Opera scholar salvages long-lost Italian masterpieces

Philip Gossett’s investigations for critical editions enrich today’s opera performances of the 19th-century repertoire.


Brooke O’Neill

Tracing scholarly values leads author to Chicago

A new book on The Great American University spurs lively exchange about the University’s culture of constant questioning.


Jeremy Manier

Putting human rights ideas into action

Students in innovative program use liberal-arts training to confront global challenges, prepare for their future.


Sarah Galer

Putting human rights ideas into action

Students in innovative program use liberal-arts training to confront global challenges, prepare for their future.


Sarah Galer

Mysteries of nature move artist

Insect dances inspire Julia Oldham, MFA’05, in video pieces that explore the basis of human communication.


University of Chicago Magazine

Madelaine Jerousek-Smith

Anthropology comes alive in one-woman show

Recent grad Kit Novotny takes her collection of collectors to the stage.


Susan Soric

How Iraqi ‘cradle of civilization’ was robbed

Lawrence Rothfield performs inquest into the 2003 looting of museum antiquities.


Lisa Pevtzow

Urinetown: From Chicago to Broadway and back

The hit musical has its roots at the University, creators tell students.


Michael Drapa

Scholars tackle abusive Internet gossip

Law School conference examines free speech and its limits on the Web.


Phil Rockrohr

What will Nate Silver do next?

It hasn't been easy predicting the future of the statistician-turned-media sensation.


Hannah Hayes

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