News
Funny business
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (1055+ words) With his music-driven digital shorts, Dan Bulla, AM07, has made his mark at Saturday Night Live. It was 2013 and Dan Bulla couldnt sleep. He had worked his way up the Chicago comedy ladder to a Saturday Night Live (SNL) showcase'a kind…...
Recovered craft
17+ hour, 54+ min ago (140+ words) Left to right: Con/Re/Straint 1, 2024, ceramic, 9. 5 " 9 " 3 in. , and Con/Re/Straint 7, 2025, ceramic, 12 " 11 " 3 in. An alumna connects with historical art forms'and revisits her own past'through clay. President Paul Alivisatos, AB81, reflects on preserving, renewing, and expanding what makes the University of…...
Don't look now
19+ hour, 24+ min ago (504+ words) Associate Professor Benjamin A. Saltzman was struck by the averted gazes of onlookers in Francisco Goya's The Third of May 1808. The act of turning away'and what it represents'is the subject of Saltzman's new book. (Francisco Goya, The Third of May 1808 in…...
University news highlights
20+ hour, 18+ min ago (107+ words) A selection of the latest headlines from across campus. President Paul Alivisatos, AB81, reflects on preserving, renewing, and expanding what makes the University of Chicago vital. A beloved campus landmark enters a new era. UChicagoans and industry professionals have been coming…...
Letter from the dean
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (181+ words) Thoughts on the civic nature of higher education. " At this year's Opening Convocation, Dean Hale reflected on the history of college education in the United States and the Civilizations Core. An edited and shortened excerpt is below. In the rush…...
Endure and evolve
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (600+ words) Yet the institution as a whole has also become better in so many ways since I was a student. We have expanded the scope of our research'for example, in the arts, public policy, molecular engineering, and quantum'even as we have…...
What's new in the College
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (177+ words) A digest of College news. Next year at the University of Oxford, Tori Harris, Class of 2026 (above), will pursue a master's in both African studies and archaeology. Elijah Jenkins, Class of 2026 (left), plans to pursue a master's in global and…...
Tales of a fifth-grade repetend
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (502+ words) A celebratory text exchange between Sean Carr, AB90, and his math-whiz daughter. (Screenshot courtesy Sean Carr) Let knowledge grow from more < more. Heres how I divide my morning commute to Hyde Park: Fifteen minutes of Duolingo French " pied from home to…...
Think pieces
21+ hour, 59+ min ago (1677+ words) Chicago Booth's Harper Center is like a small secret museum of contemporary art. More than 650 artworks are installed throughout its six floors: in the hallways, the waiting rooms, the study areas. There's even a sound piece that plays in a…...
Class correspondence
21+ hour, 44+ min ago (680+ words) Meet the Magazine's longest-serving class correspondent and the newest member of the corps. The Alumni News section of The University of Chicago Magazine features more than 40 bylined columns written by volunteer class correspondents. Full of news about jobs, awards, books,…...