About the Pearson Family
The Pearson Family, through The Thomas L. Pearson and The Pearson Family Members Foundation, has given a landmark $100 million gift to the University of Chicago to establish The Pearson Institute for the Study and Resolution of Global Conflicts and The...
Successfully Transitioning Your Student to the College
Representatives from departments within the College present information on how to best support your student through their transition into the College.
Orientation 2015 Opening Convocation
Held in Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, this long-standing tradition included a welcome by Elizabeth Davenport, Dean of Rockefeller Memorial Chapel; music from the University’s Motet Choir; the presentation of the Class of 2019 by Jim Nondorf, Vice Pres...
John W. Boyer: The search for “historical truth”
Dean John W. Boyer discusses the public’s perception of him as historian of the University of Chicago—and the struggles of finding “historical truth.”
John W. Boyer: The “enormous talent” of Robert Hutchins
Dean John W. Boyer discusses former UChicago President Robert M. Hutchins and how his decision to revise the Core curriculum in the 1940s helped shape the intellectual culture at the University of Chicago.
John W. Boyer: Lessons from failure of original University of Chicago
Dean John W. Boyer recounts the failed University of Chicago and its founding figures’ frustrations when given a “second chance” to form a great new university.
John W. Boyer: Historical monographs spark book
Dean John W. Boyer recalls how research on a number of UChicago-centric topics led him to write a series of monographs and eventually a history of the University of Chicago.