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A Community of Scholars

Social Sciences faculty, research, and training programs are known for exceptional strengths in statistical methods and formal modeling, social theory, and scientific reasoning, a combination that distinguishes the Division as a preeminent leader in research and education. 

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The social sciences are the means by which we come to understand the world in which we live. The Division offers Doctoral degrees in ten programs, Masters degrees in four, and innovative opportunities for joint degrees.
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Departments
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Committees
Centers and Institutes
Centers and Institutes
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Workshops
Highlighted Events
A great strength of the Division is the breadth of disciplines, methods, and interests represented across our departments, centers, and programs. That range gives rise to the conversations, debates, and intellectual exchange that make this such a vibrant place to work and study.
Register for the Grabosky Lecture
Thursday, October 29
Marylyn C. Grabosky Lecture in Psychology and Neuroscience
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Saturday, November 7
Peter Sagal’s Constitution Sessions: The Legacy of the Declaration of Independence
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Monday, November 16
D. Gale Johnson Endowed Lecture
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Academic Year 26-27
Social Science 2030 PhD Student Workshop
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Michael Woodford
Michael Woodford, UChicago alum and former faculty member, shares Nobel Prize
Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Michel-Rolph Trouillot (1949 - 2012) Recognized as Legacy Honoree by American Ac...
A photo of Liang Cai outside the Regenstein Library - he wears a white shirt, dark pants, and glasses. He holds his diploma and looks happy.
Free-rein study: A multidisciplinary approach to research drives a scholar’s pol...
A photo of Susan Burns - she wears a dark top and is in a wood paneled room
A new book explores the modern evolution of public health in Tokyo
Michael Woodford
Michael Woodford, UChicago alum and former faculty member, shares Nobel Prize
Michel-Rolph Trouillot
Michel-Rolph Trouillot (1949 - 2012) Recognized as Legacy Honoree by American Ac...
A photo of Liang Cai outside the Regenstein Library - he wears a white shirt, dark pants, and glasses. He holds his diploma and looks happy.
Free-rein study: A multidisciplinary approach to research drives a scholar’s pol...
A photo of Susan Burns - she wears a dark top and is in a wood paneled room
A new book explores the modern evolution of public health in Tokyo

The Division of the Social Sciences' faculty and students are engaged in varied and rich research pursuits, each grounded in an abiding commitment to fundamental intellectual inquiry and graduate training of the highest order.

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