Colorful 'Chicagoan' lost and found
Professor's book brings beloved Jazz Age magazine back to life.
Greg Borzo
Does civilization lead to violence?
History professor Bernard Wasserstein’s new book examines how the 20th century’s march to civilization coincided with “some of the most savage episodes” of violence in history.
Ethan D. Frenchman
Maroons leave a 100-year baseball legacy
Nearly 100 years ago, Chicago brought baseball to Waseda University in Japan. On March 21, the Maroons flew in for a rematch.
The first nuclear reactor, explained
The world’s first reactor was built underneath the stands of a University of Chicago stadium as part of the Manhattan Project—kicking off the Atomic Age.
Faith Hillis
Title: Professor of Russian History and the College
Expertise: borderlands, History, Migration, Urban
Departmental website: https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/faith-hillis
Emilio Kourí
Title: Professor of History and the College, Director of the Katz Center for Mexican Studies
Expertise: Mexico
Departmental website: https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/emilio-kour%C3%AD
Dipesh Chakrabarty
Title: Lawrence A. Kimpton Distinguished Service Professor of History, South Asian Languages an Civilizations, and the College
Expertise: Climate change, Colonialism, India, South Asia
Departmental website: https://history.uchicago.edu/directory/dipesh-chakrabarty
Bruce Cumings
Title: Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College
Expertise: South Korea
Departmental website: http://history.uchicago.edu/directory/bruce-cumings
Alison LaCroix
Title: Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law
Expertise: Constitutional law, Federalism
Departmental website: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/lacroix
Richard H. Helmholz
Title: Ruth Wyatt Rosenson Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of Law
Expertise: Natural resources, Property law, Religion and the law
Departmental website: https://www.law.uchicago.edu/faculty/helmholz