Urinetown: From Chicago to Broadway and back
When alumni Mark Hollmann and Greg Kotis created Urinetown: The Musical, they challenged theater convention by drawing on their interests while at the University, and the improvisational skills they honed at Jimmy's Woodlawn Tap.With its toilet-centri...
Art Speaks: "Two Hands" by Nathaniel Kahn Q&A with Leon Fleisher
As the first American to win the prestigious Queen Elisabeth of Belgium competition in 1952 at the age of 24, Leon Fleisher went on to perform throughout the world with every major orchestra and conductor and released numerous touchstone recordings wit...
62nd Annual Latke-Hamantash Debate
Latkes vs Hamantash? Which Jewish delicacy will reign supreme? Every year scholars at the University of Chicago debate this eternal question. As always, the results are humorous and delicious.
Sacred Music from the 17th and 18th Centuries
A lenten meditation featuring early music of Chicago Syntagma Musicum, with voice, harsichord and organ performing works by Purcell, Tunder, Couperin and de Brossard.
Greg Jackson on "Hell's Plot"
Gregory S. Jackson is an assistant professor of English and American Studies at Rutgers University. He has published essays in leading journals (Representations, American Literary History, and PMLA) and is the author of the forthcoming book "The Word ...
Reading by Carl Phillips, 2009 Sherry Memorial Poet
Carl Phillips is the author of ten books of poetry, most recently Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems 1986-2006 (FSG, 2007), and Speak Low (FSG, 2009). He is also the author of Coin of the Realm: Essays on the Life and Art of Poetry (Graywolf, 2004) and t...
Lecture by Carl Phillips, 2009 Sherry Memorial Poet
Carl Phillips is the author of ten books of poetry, most recently Quiver of Arrows: Selected Poems 1986-2006 (FSG, 2007), and Speak Low (FSG, 2009). He is also the author of Coin of the Realm: Essays on the Life and Art of Poetry (Graywolf, 2004) and t...
On Equal Terms: Educating Women at the University of Chicago (Part 1)
On one hand, the University was the progressive place that accepted women as students from the day it opened its doors in 1892. On the other hand, it was the place where nepotism policies through the middle of the 20th century prevented some women fro...
Young Dinosaurs Roamed Together, Died Together
University of Chicago Professor Paul Sereno discusses the excavation of a herd of young birdlike dinosaurs met their death on the muddy margins of a lake some 90 million years ago.
3rd Annual 48 Hour Film Festival
For the third year in a row 15 teams competed to conceive, film and edit a movie within 48 hours. Follow the link to see all 16 movies that were produced.