Division of the Social Sciences

Information for

  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Alumni
Resources Give

The University of Chicago

  • About
  • Research
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • News & Media

Division of the Social Sciences

  • About
  • Research
  • Academics
  • Admissions
  • News & Media
  • Students
  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Alumni
  • Resources
  • Give
Cheryl Lynn Bruce (Anne), Erik Hellman (Chris), Lanise Antoine Shelley (Tendikayi) and Jacqueline Williams (Margaret Munyewa) in Steppenwolf’s Chicago premiere production of Familiar by Danai Gurira, directed by Danya Taymor the Downstate Theatre, 1650 N Halsted St. Performances run through January 13, 2019. Tickets are available at 312-335-1650 and steppenwolf.org. Photo by Michael Brosilow. Images courtesy of Steppenwolf Theatre.

Story Anthropology’s Kathryn Takabvirwa served as a cultural consultant for the Steppenwolf production of Familiar

Story Psychology’s Ed Awh offers new insights into how short-term memory works

Story Sociology’s René Flores examines the cultural stereotypes that drive perceptions of illegal status

Story Spring 2018 Dialogo Comparative Human Development’s Anna Mueller on youth suicide prevention

Howard Nusbaum (left) and James Evans Photo credit: Mark Lawton

Story Common Ground: Howard Nusbaum and James Evans

Garrido's research draws on fieldwork he conducted with supporters of Estrada during the election season in 2010. Speaking with poor residents around Manila and traveling with Estrada’s campaign, Garrido documented the candidate's encounters with the poor and their interactions with each other.

Story Sociologist Marco Garrido Calls for a Bottom-up Approach to Researching Populist Politics

North Korea's ballistic missile - North Korea Victory Day-2013 by Stefan North Korea's ballistic missile - North Korea Victory Day-2013 by Flickr user Stefan Kraswoski, CC license.

Story Political Scientists Speak on Nuclear Weapons and International Relations

The road from the Navajo town of Leupp to the Hopi reservation. Photo by Todd Henderson

Story Anthropology's Justin Richland Explores Native American Law

Aerial photo of University of Chicago campus with city skyline.

Story UChicago charts future of ethnographic research

Chicago rapper Chief Keef, shown here performing at Lollapalooza 2012.

Story Research by Sociologist Forrest Stuart Explains How to Talk to Gang Members

Previous Pause Next

Information for Faculty

Academic Resources

  • Audio-Visual
  • Canvas
  • Course Reserves
  • Coursebook Ordering
  • Evaluations
  • Faculty Access (Class Lists, Grade Rosters)
  • Time Schedules

POLICIES, GUIDES, & REPORTS

  • Committee Report on the Status of Women Faculty
  • Department Chair's Handbook
  • Faculty Research Leave Policy
  • Divisional Grant Policy
  • Committee Report on Diversity and Equity in Faculty Life

Research Resources

  • Aura
  • Arete (Program Development)
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Library
  • Research Administration
  • Translation & Commercialization

Faculty Life

  • Campus & Student Life
  • Campus Directory
  • Campus Events
  • Workday
  • Faculty Handbook
  • Faculty Life
  • Faculty Research Leave Program
  • GEMS (reimbursements)
  • UChicago Global Travel Toolkit

Contacts

  • Office of the Dean
  • Office of the Provost

Community Life

  • Annual Security Report
  • Arts
  • Benefits
  • Bus Tracker
  • Chicago Maroon
  • Campus Dining
  • Child Care
  • Fitness
  • Food Trucks
  • Housing
  • Hyde Park Guide
  • UChicago Magazine
  • UChicago Marketplace
  • UChicago News

 

  • Research
  • Teaching
  • Quick Contacts
  • Units

Getting Started

  • Aura
  • Conflicts of Interest
  • Invention Disclosures: UChicagoTech
  • Quick Reference Fact Sheet
  • Starting Centers and Large Projects: Arete
  • STEM Resources

Funding

  • Federal Opportunities
  • Foundation & Corporate Relations
  • Grants.gov
  • NIH Commons
  • NSF Fastlane

Research Resources

  • Animal Subjects
  • Biosafety
  • Book a Group Study Room
  • Center for Decision Research
  • Human Subjects
  • Research Administration
  • Seminary Co-op Bookstore
  • Survey Data

Computational Resources

  • Social Sciences Computing
  • Center for Research Informatics
  • Computation Institute
  • Geographical Information Systems
  • Humanities Research Computing
  • Library
  • Research Computing Center
  • Solution Center

Partners

  • National Opinion Research Center
  • Chapin Hall
  • National Bureau of Economic Research
  • Argonne National Laboratory

Contacts

  • Dean’s Office
  • VP for Research

 

Close Window

Getting Started

  • Center for Teaching and Learning
  • Canvas
  • Course Packets
  • Coursebook Ordering
  • Deadlines
  • Faculty Access
  • Library Reserves
  • Time Schedules

Contacts

  • Dean of Students
  • Collegiate Division Master

Classroom Issues

  • Academic Technologies
  • A/V Equipment
  • Book a Group Study Room
  • Room Requests
  • Solution Center
  • Social Sciences Computing

Student Issues

  • Disability Accommodation Protocol
  • SSD Disability Coordinator
  • Counseling
  • English Language Institute
  • Harassment
  • Plagiarism & Cheating

Libraries & Bookstores

  • University of Chicago Library
  • Chicago Public Library
  • Newberry Library
  • Seminary Co-op Bookstore
  • University of Chicago Bookstore

 

Close Window

Departments

  • Anthropology
  • Comp Hum. Development
  • Economics
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Thought
  • Sociology
  • CHSS
  • MA Programs
  • Collegiate Division

Offices

  • Office of the Dean
  • Local Business Center (LBC)
  • Faculty Affairs
  • Graduate Students
  • Undergraduates
  • Prospective Students
  • Alumni Relations
  • Staff Issues

Functions

  • Business Services (LBC)
  • Communications
  • Desktop Support
  • Facilities
  • Faculty Search
  • Human Resources
  • Grants
  • Mailroom
  • Payroll
  • Photocopying
  • Procurement
  • Research Support
  • Room Reservations

Other University

  • Bursar
  • Campus Life
  • Civic Engagement
  • Housing
  • IT Services
  • Laboratory Schools
  • Library
  • News Office
  • Ombudsperson
  • Registrar
  • Research Administration
  • Tech Transfer
  • Research Computing

 

Close Window

Departments

  • Anthropology
  • Comparative Human Development
  • Economics
  • History
  • Political Science
  • Psychology
  • Social Thought
  • Sociology

programs

  • Conceptual and Historical Studies of Science
  • International Relations
  • Latin American & Caribbean Studies
  • Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences
  • Middle Eastern Studies

Institutes

  • Institute for Mind & Biology
  • Becker Friedman Institute
  • Neubauer Collegium

Research Centers

  • Cognitive and Social Neuroscience
  • Communication and Society
  • Contemporary Theory
  • Early Childhood Research
  • Economics of Human Development
  • Economics Research
  • Gender and Sexuality
  • Health and Social Sciences
  • Center for International Social Science Research
  • Mexican Studies
  • History of Science and Medicine
  • Population Research
  • Race, Politics and Culture
  • Spatial Intelligence & Learning

Areas Studies Centers

  • Africa
  • Middle East
  • East Asia
  • South Asia
  • Latin America
  • Eastern European & Russia

Divisional

  • Office of the Dean
  • Dean of Students
  • Institutional Review Board
  • Local Business Center
  • Survey Lab
  • Social Sciences Computing
  • Auxiliary Services Center 

 

Close Window
  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Video
  • Mobile
  • Apply
  • Give
  • Contact
  • Non-discrimination
© 2019 University of Chicago