Inside the 2012 Presidential Debates: Preparing the Candidates
In the past 50 years, televised presidential debates have become some of the most anticipated and consequential encounters on the road to the White House. The debates of 2012 were no exception. How did the campaigns approach debate preparation during t...
Campaign Strategists: 2012 Explained
Long before Election Day, Hurricane Sandy, the presidential debates, Libya, the 47 percent, the conventions or even the Iowa Caucuses, candidates and their strategists toiled away behind the scenes, mapping a path to victory. On Feb. 5, 2013, the Insti...
Chicago Studies: Making the city a classroom
University of Chicago students and Assistant Professor of African History Rachel Jean-Baptiste discuss the class “African Women in Chicago." The class is one of many offered under the umbrella of Chicago Studies, a program in the College designed to ...
UChicago MLK Celebration 2013
Filmmaker and civil rights activist Judy Richardson was the keynote speaker at the University of Chicago’s 2013 Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Celebration. The January 17 event featured Richardson in conversation with Charles Payne, the Frank P...
Federal Criminal Justice Clinic: Helping Defendants in Need
Federal Criminal Justice Clinic director Alison Siegler discusses a recent case that she and her students worked on at the FCJC, a legal clinic at the University of Chicago Law School that represents indigent defendants charged with federal crimes.
Using Theory and Computation to Understand Biology
A look inside the Center for Multiscale Theory and Simulation, where a diverse group of researchers is developing a multiscale theoretical and computer simulation capability to bridge behavior at the molecular scale to that of complex, collective proc...
Diversity leadership Award Ceremony: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President’s Reception
The Diversity Leadership Awards seek to recognize University staff members who display leadership in fostering diversity both on campus and within the surrounding community and to highlight, in concert with the University of Chicago Board of Governors,...
2013 Diversity Leadership Award Winners
The Diversity Leadership Awards seek to recognize University staff members who display leadership in fostering diversity both on campus and within the surrounding community and to highlight, in concert with the University of Chicago Board of Governors,...
Politics of Guns in America
The recent shooting spree at Sandy Hook Elementary in Newtown, CT has reignited a national conversation about guns and gun violence. Advocates for gun control say the tragedy this year – and others like it in Aurora, CO and Oak Creek, WI - underscore...
Taking the Next Step 2013: NGOs, Policy, and International Relations: Ingredients for Change at Home and Abroad
You want to make a difference in the world, either at home or abroad, but how can you translate your passion into a successful and rewarding career? A panel of alumni with careers related to policy and international affairs, both abroad and in the Unit...