Features
Defining figure
President Robert J. Zimmer transformed the University of Chicago by affirming its core values.
A world apart
The many lives of quarantine.
Alternative history
The Chicago Journal—rival to the Maroon, free South Side weekly, journalism and business talent incubator—had a memorable eight-year run.
Legacy: Note by note
Eileen Southern, AB’40, AM’41 (1920–2002), rewrote the history of American music.
Editor’s notes
Fit to print
What had six legs and 250,000 young readers?
Letters
Readers sound off
An epic love, road tripping, songs of UChicago, and more.
On the agenda
Advancing a more just and humane society
Change and continuity at the Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice.
UChicago Journal
Presidential transition
UChicago alumnus Paul Alivisatos, AB’81, takes office in September.
Democracy rethought
The Center for Effective Government looks beyond policy to imagine institutions that work.
Life as we knew it
Lost in the pandemic.
The spy you never heard of
A College track star turned secret agent and a plot to kill Vladimir Lenin.
Fresh ink
A selection of recent books by UChicago faculty members.
Joy of motion
The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project aims to sustain and protect eight Chicago companies.
Interview: Not just kidding
New York Times comedy critic Jason Zinoman, AB’97, on the power and peril of jokes.
Quick Study: UChicago research roundup
New findings on alcohol use disorder, a little-studied memory condition, and more.
W. R. Harper’s Index: Guess the presidents
Test your knowledge of UChicago history.
For the Record: UChicago news highlights
A selection of the latest headlines from across campus.
Peer review
Notes
A selection of UChicago alumni whose names are in the news.
Releases
A selection of books, films, and recordings by UChicago alumni.
Snapshots
Photos from the archives and readers like you.
Deaths
University of Chicago obituaries
Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.
The UChicagoan
Vineet Arora, AM’03
Questions for the UChicago physician and incoming dean for medical education.