Convocation

Thousands of students and faculty from across the institution came together on the Main Quadrangle Saturday, June 11 for the 507th Convocation of the University of Chicago. This was the second year for the new, annual University-wide ceremony, which i...

After lifetime of discovery, retired doctor Albert Liebman finishes degree that began in 1939.

Read Paul Sereno’s convocation speech, "Historical Contingency and Ultimate Aims."

Watch a slideshow of the 503rd Convocation.

Speakers stress the boldness of University’s past and future—“Discovery is our business.”