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Congratulating the 2026 SSD Recipients for Excellence in MA Advising and Mentoring

This year’s Awards for Excellence in MA Advising and Mentoring recognize professors celebrated for their generosity, encouragement, patience, and supp...

Faculty Alumni Psychology

New Faculty Scholar Award Invests in Child Development and Education Scholarship

Gift shaped by alumna’s lifelong commitment to research and practice in these areasBy Sarah Steimer Throughout her career, including more than three d...

Political Science Faculty

When oversight is contested, citizens are less likely to hold incumbents accountable

A new study suggests democratic backsliding can occur when individuals doubt the intent behind oversight bodies’ criticisms.By Sarah Steimer Citizens ...

History Faculty

A new book on ancient Indian Ocean trade considers the effects of objects in motion

Sea of Treasures looks beyond a traditional reading of archives to explore the connection of commodity and experience.By Sarah SteimerIndian Ocean imp...

Alumni Faculty Social Thought

James M. Redfield, a Greek scholar and award-winning professor, dies at 91

Redfield is remembered as a profoundly original thinker and encouraging teacher. The night before he died, James M. Redfield’s son handed him an unmar...

History Faculty

A new history project helps educators make sense of democratic backsliding

“Authoritarianism 101,” an effort helmed by UChicago’s Mark Bradley, features 30 scholars and brings historical context to the classroom. By Sarah Ste...

History Faculty

A new book views rural Louisiana’s history on its own terms

Sweet Home Feliciana weaves individual, regional, and world stories to explore Black history and how it’s shaped. Historian Rashauna Johnson, associat...

History Faculty Alumni Economics Student

Inaugural Imberman Lecture to Feature Nobel Laureate Joel Mokyr

The conversation will explore how the market for ideas has been crucial for economic development.By Sarah Steimer The inaugural Imberman Lecture is se...

Faculty Psychology

Study finds 2-year-olds already expect ingroup loyalty to trump personal preferences when outgroup individuals are present

The research suggests that the human capacity to understand outward shows of ingroup loyalty emerges remarkably early.By Sarah Steimer When rival grou...

Faculty Sociology In the News

WTTW: Robert Vargas on Chicago’s declining homicide rate