Faculty Announcements

A new survey asks Chicago residents to weigh in on neighborhood maps

“It’s one way to support neighborhood life — and thus support living local.” By Sarah Steimer In the late 1920s, two University of Chicago s...

In the News Faculty History

Nigerian Tribune - UNESCO, UI deliberate on building shared future, preserving common humanity; Article details Prof. Dipesh Chakrabarty's comments during UNESCO talk

In the News Faculty History

NDSU "The Spectrum" - Native American and Jewish Artifacts Discussion Held at NDSU; Article details discussion of NDSU panel including Prof. Leora Auslander

In the News Faculty Political Science

South China Morning Post - Can the US and China reassure each other over Taiwan ahead of crucial elections? Prof. Dali Yang says that it is in the US interest to try to stabilize relations with China to avoid "another hotspot now flaring up"

In the News Faculty Political Science

The Guardian - How a Brazilian prison gang became an international criminal leviathan; Assoc. Prof. Benjamin Lessing discusses the development of the First Capital Command gang

Faculty Announcements

Deepening our understanding of deafness, technology, and ‘normalization’

Michele Friedner’s latest book, which received the 2023 Rachel Carson prize from the Society for the Social Studies of Science, is hailed as “nuanced ...

In the News Faculty Political Science

Washington Post - Opinion: Israeli leaders shouldn't neglect the history of fights against terrorism; Op-ed cites comments by Prof. Robert Pape on historically effective means of fighting terrorism

In the News Faculty Economics

CNBC - The Fed decision on interest rates won't offer much relief to Main Street businesses; Prof. Ufuk Akcigit discusses why small businesses are taking on more credit card debt in the wake of federal rate hikes

In the News Faculty Political Science

VOA - China Buries Former Premier Li Keqiang Following Restrained Funeral; Prof. Prof. Dali Yang discusses the understated nature of funerals China holds for its high-level government figures

In the News Faculty Political Science

CNN - Opinion: There's a smarter way to eliminate Hamas; In op-ed, Prof. Robert Pape argues that Israel has an alternative: start the political process towards a Palestinian state.