The University of Chicago Aims of Athletics 2015
University of Chicago President Robert J. Zimmer and Athletic Director Erin McDermott speak to scholar-athletes about varsity athletics at UChicago. Journalist LZ Granderson delivers an “Aims of Athletics” address highlighting the need for respect ...
My Three Lives: An Artist’s Talk by Agnès Varda
On the eve of the opening of her exhibition “Photographs Get Moving (potatoes and shells, too)” at the Logan Center Gallery at the University of Chicago, Agnès Varda speaks about and reflects on various stages of her artistic career as a photograp...
Wednesday Lunch with Richard A. Rosengarten
Richard A. Rosengarten, Dean and Associate Professor of Religion and Literature, kick off our 2015-2016 Lunch program. Wednesday Lunch is a Divinity School tradition started many decades ago. At noon on Wednesdays when the quarter is in session a delic...
Harper Lecture with John W. Boyer, AM'69, PhD'75: A Century of Higher Learning: The University and its Histories
Since the presidency of William Rainey Harper, the University of Chicago has cultivated a powerful and distinct identity marked by intellectual rigor, merit, and free debate. In this talk based on his forthcoming book, The University of Chicago: A Hist...
Kashmir and the Development of Tibetan Buddhism: Talk by Professor Matthew Kapstein
Matthew T. Kapstein specializes in the history of Buddhist philosophy in India and Tibet, as well as in the cultural history of Tibetan Buddhism more generally. Kapstein has published over a dozen books and numerous articles, among the most recent of w...
Living the Legacy: Chicago Economics through the Years
A panel of eminent members and an affiliate member of the Department of Economics faculty—each a part of University of Chicago economic history himself—shares experiences, memories, influences, and insider views of the unique approach and environme...
Announcement of The Pearson Institute and The Pearson Global Forum
As part of the University of Chicago event on September 30, 2015, marking the announcement of the landmark $100 million gift from The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Members Foundation, UChicago held an academic symposium showcasing the work ...
Confronting the New Era of Global Conflicts: The Pearson Institute (Part 2 of 2)
The world is facing a refugee crisis not seen since World War II, underscoring the urgent need for new approaches to confronting the causes and consequences of global conflicts. The Pearson Family, through The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family M...
Confronting the New Era of Global Conflicts: The Pearson Institute (Part 1 of 2)
The world is facing a refugee crisis not seen since World War II, underscoring the urgent need for new approaches to confronting the causes and consequences of global conflicts. The Pearson Family, through The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family M...
About The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts
At a time of heightened global violence, as war and political persecution drive the largest displacement of refugees and migrants since World War II, the University of Chicago has received a $100 million gift to establish the first research institute a...