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In the News Faculty History

Newsweek - Historians Trash Marjorie Taylor Greene's 'Ignorance' Over National Divorce; Prof. Emeritus Thomas Holt argues that comments such as these underscore the dangers of historical ignorance

In the News Faculty Political Science

South China Morning Post - Xi Jinping to focus on economic stability, technological self-reliance in China after 'two sessions', analysts say; Prof. Dali Yang discusses the economic challenges China faces

In the News Faculty History

Atlanta Black Star - 'If I Were Black People Today': Marjorie Taylor Greene Faces Onslaught on Twitter; Prof. Jane Dailey discusses history of Confederate Monuments

In the News Faculty Political Science

Christian Science Monitor - Chicago mayoral race spotlights cities' post-pandemic struggles; Prof. Mark Hansen discusses the pandemic's impact on Mayor Lightfoot's performance

Faculty Student Alumni Political Science Announcements

2023 Hagel Lecture Series to Focus on Russian Invasion of Ukraine

  Prof. Bob Pape will moderate a discussion between former U.S. Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul and former Secretary of Defense Charles Hag...

In the News Faculty Political Science

NYT - Putin Began His Unjust War One Year Ago. Here's What Ukraine Needs Now; Op-ed mentions Prof. John Mearsheimer's argument that US helped provoke Russian invasion

In the News Faculty Economics

WBEZ - Free preschool could be coming to Illinois by 2027; Prof. James Heckman discusses Gov. Pritzker's push for universal preschool

In the News Faculty Social Thought

The New Yorker - "A New Year"; Poem by Prof. Rosanna Warren featured by publication

Announcements Faculty Economics

The Day Tomorrow Began - Economics

View the full 'The Day Tomorrow Began - Economics' article on the UChicago News site here.   For more than a century, UChicago scholars’ groundbre...

In the News Faculty Economics

WTTW - Pritzker Proposes $75 Million Increase in Preschool Spending as Part of Multi-Year Expansion; Article cites research from Prof. James Heckman on benefits of early-childhood support