Harper Lectures

Watch UChicago faculty discuss research in new Harper Lectures View of campus from Rockefeller Chapel Tower

Watch UChicago faculty discuss research in new Harper Lectures

Virtual events will cover development economics, physics, democracy and more

Why health care and gun violence are matters of racial justice Virtual Harper Lecture preview image

Why health care and gun violence are matters of racial justice

Trauma surgeon creates unique course to help policy students recognize racial disparities

The history of the white power movement Portrait of Kathleen Belew

The history of the white power movement

In Harper Lecture, Asst. Prof. Kathleen Belew discusses how Capitol riots connect to extremism

What comes next? UChicago events to discuss 2020 election Map of the United States with push pins

What comes next? UChicago events to discuss 2020 election

What the Trump presidency tells us about American politics White House

What the Trump presidency tells us about American politics

What spurs a protest? Photo of a protest, from the cover of the Argentinian version of "Why Bother?" by Susan Stokes

What spurs a protest?

In Harper Lecture, Prof. Susan Stokes examines protests in context of global pandemic

What pandemics mean for religion David Nirenberg Harper Lecture

What pandemics mean for religion

What does effective government look like during a pandemic? William Howell Harper Lecture

What does effective government look like during a pandemic?

Prof. Raghuram Rajan examines COVID-19’s impact on the global economy Map of global COVID-19 outbreaks

Prof. Raghuram Rajan examines COVID-19’s impact on the global economy

Video: How will COVID-19 shake the global economy?

Video: How will COVID-19 shake the global economy?