Videos

Designing Assessments That Cultivate Rigorous Creativity

In this Arts of Teaching sequel to “Cultivating Rigorous Creativity” (Fall 2014), participants will design and workshop a sample assessment that cultivates creative as well as critical thinking.   In preparation for this workshop, all participant...

Pritzker School of Medicine 2015 State of the School

Holly J. Humphrey, MD’83, gives the annual Pritzker School of Medicine State of the School address.

Happiness and the Law

Drawing on new research in psychology, neuroscience, and economics, Jonathan Masur talks about how the law affects people’s quality of life—and how it can do so in a better way.      

The Future of Energy and Climate Change in Emerging Economies

The University of Chicago and Chicago Booth host a panel discussion moderated by Professor Michael Greenstone, Director of EPIC, on the future of energy and climate change in emerging economies during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.

Wednesday Lunch with Demond Drummer

Demond Drummer, speaking. Drummer, an MA student at the Divinity School, was the recent recipient of a Community Programs Accelerator grant for his CoderSpace project. Drummer is also a founding member of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood (...

Sufi Music of India and Pakistan: Feudal Ritual to Global Challenge | A Public Lecture by Regula Qureshi

A public lecture by the Mellon Islamic Studies Initiative Visiting Scholar for 2014-2015, Regula Qureshi. Regula Burckhardt Qureshi is a Fellow of the Royal Canadian Society (FRSC), Professor of Music, founder and Director of the Canadian Centre for Et...

Student Mental Health and Today’s College Teaching with Michael Pietrus | The Craft of Teaching

At the typical American college or university, the rate of students visiting campus counseling services for serious mental health issues has doubled in the last decade.  What's behind this alarming trend?  What are mental health practitioners observi...

2015 Diversity Leadership Awards Highlights

The 2015 Diversity Leadership Awards recognize Chair of Political Science Cathy Cohen with the inaugural Faculty Award;  Associate Director of College Admissions Veronica Hauad with the Staff Award; and civil rights leader Timuel Black, AM'54, with t...

2015 Diversity Leadership Awards

The 2015 Diversity Leadership Awards recognize Chair of Political Science Cathy Cohen with the inaugural Faculty Award; Associate Director of College Admissions Veronica Hauad with the Staff Award; and civil rights leader Timuel Black, AM'54, with the...

UChicago MLK Celebration 2015 with Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

The University of Chicago's 25th annual MLK Celebration features a keynote address by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson Sr., founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition. The program also includes performances by the Chicago Children's Choir and a conv...