On the Politics of Architecture and Space
April 27, 2012 by admin
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Arts and Public Life and the Civic Knowledge Project present Amplifying Voices Conversation with Theaster Gates and Bart Schultz on the Politics of Architecture and Space Free Tues., May 1, 7 p.m. Location: Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, 915 E. 60th Street, Chicago, IL 60637
One door closes | The University of Chicago Magazine
March 14, 2012 by admin
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“Are you a member of the Communist Party?” George Anastaplo, AB’48, JD’51, PhD’64, refused to answer that question, a refusal that shaped his life. Justice Hugo Black once called George Anastaplo, AB’48, JD’51, PhD’64, “too stubborn for his own good.” Sixty-some years later, Anastaplo sits in a basement room in the Gleacher Center, in downtown [...]
Basic Program instructors Katia Mitova and Cindy Rutz will be speaking at the Off Campus Writers Workshop
March 1, 2012 by admin
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The Off Campus Writers’ Workshop meets weekly from September to May to hear a variety of speakers discuss the techniques and skills of writing. This month, two Basic Program of Liberal Education for Adults instructors will be speaking. March 15 — Katia Mitova Nobody, the Writer “I’m Nobody! Who are you? Are you – Nobody [...]
An Intellectual Pas de Deux on the Meaning of Life, Death and Boxing
A star-studded panel at the University of Chicago Law School featured Joyce Carol Oates and Richard A. Posner in opposite corners of the ring. Imagine going to a karaoke bar and having an academic conference break out. It’s almost how I felt last week as a very attractive woman, attired in a tight and very [...]
Gleacher Center
Gleacher Center (PDF) 450 N. Cityfront Plaza Drive Graham School downtown courses are held at this convenient location.
Oriental Institute exhibit shows seeing isn’t always believing | UChicago News
The way people think about life in the ancient Middle East is largely based on the pictures, paintings and images they see in books and museums. But in many cases, the preconceptions or limited knowledge of the people creating the images may result in representations that may be more illusionary than real, shows a new [...]
Oriental Institute exhibit shows seeing isn’t always believing | UChicago News
The way people think about life in the ancient Middle East is largely based on the pictures, paintings and images they see in books and museums. But in many cases, the preconceptions or limited knowledge of the people creating the images may result in representations that may be more illusionary than real, shows a new [...]
Geoffrey Canada, founder of Harlem Children’s Zone, to speak at MLK celebration | UChicago News
Geoffrey Canada, President and CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone and a leader in school reform, will deliver the keynote speech at the University of Chicago’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2012, at Rockefeller Memorial Chapel, 5850 S. Woodlawn Ave. The event comes 55 years after Dr. Martin [...]
New International Study Tour: Vienna and Budapest
Come explore the culture, history, and mythology of the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Walk the streets of Vienna and experience the art, music, and literature that once made it the cultural capital of Europe. Students will also visit nearby Budapest, the other “capital” of the Empire and a jewel on the Danube. Vienna [...]
Wrong Question: The George Anastaplo Bar Admission Controversy
November 21, 2011 by admin
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The 25-year-old Anastaplo had completed his undergraduate degree in a single year at the University of Chicago, had been granted membership in Phi Beta Kappa, and in a month would finish at the top of his U. of C. Law School Class—a very smart class. Classmates included Abner Mikva, who later became a congressman, federal [...]
