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Division of the Humanities

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Norman Golb, renowned scholar of medieval Jewish history, 1928‒2020

Jan 13, 2021
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UChicago scholars expand digital dictionaries of South Asia, Middle East

Nov 24, 2020
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Prof. Martha C. Nussbaum to address animal rights in Humanities Day keynote

Oct 6, 2020
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UChicago linguist to examine nature of truth in Humanities Day keynote

Oct 18, 2018

Steven Collins, world-renowned scholar of Buddhism, 1951-2018

Mar 1, 2018

Jonathan Z. Smith, celebrated historian of religion, 1938-2017

Jan 4, 2018

Humanities Day on Oct. 21 celebrates scholarship with the public

Oct 19, 2017

Gift from Joyce Z. Greenberg, AB’52, supports Jewish Studies at UChicago

Oct 17, 2017
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Philip Gossett, scholar of 19th-century Italian opera, 1941–2017

Jun 19, 2017
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Nobel-winning novelist Mario Vargas Llosa delivers Berlin Family Lectures

May 10, 2017
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