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Call for Applications to the Teaching Fellows Program Announced
The Division of the Social Sciences invites applications from current and recent University of Chicago graduate students in the Division for a competi...
July 13, 2023
Staff Career Opportunities in the Division of the Social Sciences
Consistently ranked among the top ten social science research universities in the world, the Division of Social Sciences is at the vanguard of inquiry...
November 25, 2024
Announcements Student All Departments
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...
July 13, 2023
Announcements All Departments Faculty
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...
July 13, 2023
Why fight? Negative escalation appears to be rooted in gut reactions
Author: Jack Wang UChicago study suggests that many conflicts could be avoided with more deliberation When someone lashes out in an argument, ar...
December 9, 2019
Announcements All Departments Student Faculty
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
Announcements All Departments Faculty
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
Announcements Faculty Economics
UChicago economist’s innovative research honored with €1.5 million prize
Prof. Ufuk Akcigit will study Germany’s east-west divide by turning a new lens on data As a doctoral student in economics, Prof. Ufuk Akcigit found...
November 21, 2019
Summer 2019 Dialogo: Recapping a Quarter of Innovation
During Summer Quarter, faculty and students in the Division of the Social Sciences embark on research travel, assistantships, courses, events, and oth...
November 21, 2019
Department of History honors legacy of John Hope Franklin with lecture series
SLAVERY AND ITS AFTERLIVES UChicago’s groundbreaking lecture series highlights the legacy of John Hope Franklin By Sarah Fister Gale In Octob...
November 26, 2019