Television critic Margaret Lyons, AB’04, discusses how her time at the Maroon derailed her plans to attend divinity school.

Herbert J. Gans, PhB’47, AM’50, professor emeritus of sociology at Columbia University, reminds us that Chicago is also where Nichols left his mark on classical music radio.

Classics professor Peter White on the upcoming alumni trip to Sicily.

Five myths about art, antiques, and collectibles.

For a College student in her final undergraduate year, elective courses offer surprising risks—and rewards.

A UChicago Library restoration project rescues a 500-year-old manuscript.

Amid winter’s darkness, an art installation multiplied the colors in Rockefeller Chapel.

For its 40th anniversary, the Smart Museum offers inviting, unexpected avenues to approach art.

Notes on an intellectual and musical journey.

On Antiques Roadshow, appraiser Gary Piattoni, AB’83, teases out the stories that things want to tell.