Last quarter everything was different—even the University's geography. 

Lyrics from one of the tunes on Songs of the University of Chicago. 

Healthy, inexpensive, simple, and quick.

First-year cross-country runners start the academic year off with an altitude adjustment.

Classes outside and in tents. Masks worn everywhere, even by the grotesques. Scenes from an Autumn Quarter that required some improvisation.

Two photographers show us what Autumn Quarter was like.

Seven anecdotes from a barrier-breaking academic career.

Songs of the University of Chicago, an unexpected pleasure in a difficult year.

During the pandemic, fourth-year Elma Ling Hoffman, an art history and religious studies major, adopts a feathered friend. 

Which Chicago neighborhood would you buy (in candle form)? 

In the run-up to the 2020 election, Jenny Holzer, EX’74, and UChicago students collaborate on an art project to get out the vote. 

Recent faculty, staff, and alumni obituaries.