The arts and humanities root us in the full complexity of human history, language, culture, and art—and are essential to confronting the challenges of the 21st century.

This spring and summer the Neubauer Collegium explored philosophers’ retreats and the idea of home in an exhibition, event series, and course.

Dieter Roelstraete’s course explored exile, retreat, and homes away from home.

Dieter Roelstraete on philosophers and their man caves.

UChicago arts, by the numbers.

At the Arts Incubator, creative minds build on the cultural wealth of Chicago’s South Side

For a century, the Renaissance Society has focused on artists and the ideas that inspire them.

National Novel Writing Month founder Chris Baty, AM’97, explains how a “ridiculous challenge” with friends turned into a global writing event—and how to make it to 50,000 words.

Logan enlivens a familiar genre in its new exhibit.

Santas and swords at the Smart.

Enter the world of comics—and win a book about how they’re made.