International Studies

In face of coordinated attacks in Iraq, should U.S. have stayed put?

Prof. John Mearsheimer says U.S. now "paying the price" for going to war in Iraq and Afghanistan


PBS NewsHour

How medieval studies led journalist to Libya

Clare Gillis, AB’98, was taken prisoner as she reported from Libya, but her path began with academic interests. (Associated Press photo)


Megan E. Doherty

China gives undergrads full immersion

Students at new Center in Beijing explore a diverse and complex nation.


Laura Demanski

“Heroic” dictionary project reaches goal

Now complete after 90 years of UChicago leadership, the Chicago Assyrian Dictionary details everyday life of ancient Mesopotamia.


William Harms

Fighting tuberculosis in India’s slums

Sandeep Ahuja, MPP’06, policy alum from the Harris School, finds innovative ways to track and treat impoverished TB patients


Steven Yaccino

Scholars revive China’s broken treasures

Historical sleuthing and digital techniques help Smart Museum recreate Buddhist cave temples.


Susie Allen

Helping the world’s poor claim legal rights

When lawyers for International Justice Mission first encountered a Kenyan inmate named Peter in late 2009, he had been languishing in prison without bail for 12 months on charges of robbery with violence—an offense punishable by death.


Sarah Galer

Finding what makes constitutions endure

When the government of Kenya wanted outside advice this year on drafts of the country’s new constitution, one of their consultants was University of Chicago Law School professor Tom Ginsburg, one of the world’s foremost experts on how to write an ...


Sarah Galer

Center in Beijing opens with focus on collaboration

As nine pairs of scissors sliced through scarlet ribbon, a cheer went up on Wednesday from hundreds of people who filled the gleaming halls and galleries and classrooms of the University of Chicago’s Center in Beijing.


Brooke O’Neill

Medical volunteers help bring healing to Haiti

Amid enduring trauma from the Jan. 12 earthquake, Medical Center teams provide much-needed care.


Cheryl L. Reed

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