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In Senegal, students navigate homestays and urban Wolof with UChicago rigor

Undergrads and faculty share immersive experiences from the Dakar: African Civilizations program

Harnessing the history of Chicago through its archives

A new College course sends students to uncover the ‘hidden stories of the Second City’ in special collections from the Stockyard Institute to Harold Washington Library

A student-led quest to map the hidden history of Chicago's neighborhoods

In the Chicago Urban Heritage Project, College students are turning century-old insurance atlases into interactive digital archives of the city's built environment

David Auburn named UChicago’s 2026 Class Day speaker

Alum and Tony Award winner will kick off Convocation weekend with address to College students on June 5

Mapping surprise in the human mind, with help from AI

By comparing brain scans and AI predictions, a UChicago psychology student is researching how we process unexpected events

New course explores 100 years of anthropology at UChicago

‘Anthropology at Chicago’ pairs faculty conversations with archival research for College students as department approaches its centennial

Exploring China through a quarter abroad

Two students share their stories of immersion from UChicago's Beijing Civilizations Program

Ushering in a new era for writing education at UChicago

The College’s Writing Program launches its signature course: 'Inquiry, Conversation, Argument'

UChicago students investigate language’s deepest puzzles

From baby-talk to finding the words that capture our attention, new research explores how we communicate

UChicago student Tori Harris named 2026 Rhodes Scholar

College fourth-year will focus on furthering studies in archaeology, African studies