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How One Teaching Fellow Brings Specialized Knowledge to a Wide Audience
Mat Messerschmidt, a teaching fellow in the John U. Nef Committee on Social Thought, will present his doctoral lecture, “The Guiding Thread of Mod...
October 30, 2022
Eve L. Ewing on her Hopes for the new Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity
“Getting the chance to build a brand new department from the ground up is a historic opportunity,” says the professor and author. In conversation w...
October 26, 2022
A New Course on the Anthropology of Revolutions Explores Knowledge Production of Uprisings
Using academic texts, poetry, film and more, students will explore the unpredictability of revolution. By Sarah Steimer Despite what we may kno...
October 11, 2022
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
Disproportionately Focusing Vaccination Efforts on the Least Advantaged Populations Benefits Everyone
A new study uses a smart model to highlight the need to vastly boost vaccination campaign budgets for disadvantaged, vulnerable populations to reach ...
August 29, 2022
Inaugural Alumni-in-Residence program connected current and former students
The program, which included workshops, speaker sessions, and one-on-one networking, looks to grow in coming iterations. By Sarah Steimer Little ...
June 6, 2022
New endowment to help fund undergraduate STEM research, new lecture series
The Marylyn C. Grabosky Initiative in STEM combines the UChicago graduate’s passion for education, advocacy for women, and STEM programs. By Sarah ...
May 10, 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
Ordering Violence Urges Readers to Consider the Role that Worldviews Play in the Relationships Between Governments and Armed Groups
Paul Staniland argues that political ideologies play a significant role in how governments respond to armed non-state groups. By Sarah Steimer ...
November 30, 2021