As we grow older, how beneficial is it to reflect on our youthful actions and experiences? Two UChicago professors weigh the virtues of living fully in the present and reliving the past.

Sara Paretsky, AM’69, MBA’77, PhD’77, on being the mystery genre’s “aging diva” and more.

Herbert Gans’s (PhB’47, AM’50) sociology is for and of the people.

A Chapin Hall study finds higher rates of youth homelessness than previously reported.

The Stevanovich Institute questions what we know and how we know it.

It may seem like these are challenging times for leaders, scholars, and analysts devoted to evidence-based policy, but never has their work been more important.

Laurie Zoloth, Dean of the Divinity School and the Margaret E. Burton Professor, on the value of studying religion in a troubled world.

Constitutional scholar Sonja R. West, JD’98, on press freedom and its future. 

How a Law School librarian rediscovered a letter from John Marshall to George Washington.

The founders of Debate it Forward believe playful wars of words can teach kids empathy and critical thinking.

A new program provides a softer landing for former inmates.

Moon Duchin, PhD’05, thinks she and her fellow mathematicians can help draw better electoral maps.