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Announcing Michael Albertus as Deputy Dean and Jon Rogowski as Associate Faculty Director
Dean Amanda Woodward, the William S. Gray Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychology, has announced two faculty leadership appoin...
September 6, 2022
Retirement celebration in honor of John J. MacAloon to include panels on scholarship, mentoring, and more
The May 23 event will feature a roundtable reflecting on the distinguished career of the MAPSS Director Emeritus In celebration of his storied care...
May 5, 2022
SSD launches new partnerships with HBCUs
In collaborations that benefit all involved, the division is opening itself to new viewpoints by opening its doors to students and faculty from other ...
February 3, 2022
First Year Scholars program introduces doctoral students to the many facets academic life
By Sarah Fister Gale The first year in a PhD program can present many challenges as students learn to navigate an unfamiliar world, balancing studi...
May 24, 2021
Reaching Out and Tapping In: Alumni-in-Residence Event Recap
Two University of Chicago alumni offer their experiences with networking — online or in person — to further their careers By Sarah Steimer Havin...
March 25, 2021
New Doctoral Certificate in Advanced Quantitative Methods Announced
Because of the ever-greater demand for scholars who can innovate methodologically and understand how to use the theory of statistical inference and cu...
November 25, 2019
SSRC Faculty Seed Grant Request for Proposals
The third request for proposals for the Social Sciences Research Center Faculty Seed Grant Program has been issued. These one- to two-year grants will...
November 25, 2019
University Announces New Framework for Doctoral Education
On Tuesday, October 8, the University of Chicago announced a new framework for doctoral education. Following that, Dean Amanda Woodward sent the messa...
December 11, 2019
Katherine Kinzler Named as Deputy Dean for the Division of the Social Sciences
Katherine D. Kinzler, a professor in the Department of Psychology, has agreed to serve as a deputy dean for the Division. In that role, she will p...
November 21, 2019
Spring 2019 Dialogo: Democracy and Politics in the United States
The social sciences are the means by which we come to understand the world in which we live. Among many avenues of research, division faculty and stud...
November 21, 2019