Macroeconomist Thomas Sargent speaks of U.S. past and E.U. present at a lecture yesterday.
Topic: discourse
Bearing old scars, UN whistleblower calls out against torture at home and abroad
An international expert on torture talked about the difficulties of putting a stop to the human rights violation worldwide on Tuesday night.
Expert on Middle East discusses aftermath of Arab Spring
Modern Arab Studies professor talks about the lingering and potential future effects of Arab Spring on Palestine.
University has a red light on free speech, rights advocate says
Foundation for Individual Rights in Higher Education says the University’s policy on biased speech does not facilitate an open forum.
UCSBT brings Blackhawks chairman, CEO to Stuart Hall
The University of Chicago Sports Business Team (UCSBT) hosted a talk from the management team of the Chicago Blackhawks last Wednesday night.
Alaska Lt. Gov. argues for mining state’s natural resources
Treadwell makes the argument for Alaska’s involvement in oil drilling.
Professor doubts universalized western values
Kupchan warns of the end of Western hegemony.
History is weighed at Gossett Lecture
Invited speaker Alvin H. Rosenfeld examined Holocaust survivor Primo Levi’s post-war writings and his search for closure.
Panelists look at inequalities in marijuana arrests
Two journalists from the Chicago Reader and a lecturer in the College argued that politicians have little impetus to decriminalize marijuana.
Chicago Sky owner discusses challenges of running WNBA team
Chicago Sky owner Michael Alter spoke to students in Stuart Hall last night on the challenges of owning and operating a WNBA franchise.
Sharing struggles, Newark mayor sees hope
Newark Mayor Cory Booker spoke about the challenges of achieving change and the power of small acts of kindness at the 2012 George E. Kent Lecture in Mandel Hall on Wednesday night.
New Institute director speaks on future of University engineering programs
The Institute of Molecular Engineering will offer between two and four engineering classes to undergraduates during the 2012-13 academic year.
Student group seeks to start dialogue around campus safety
The Chicago Justice Initiative RSO aims to bring a new focus to campus security.
Rodents choose not to rat each other out
A team of University researchers have confirmed the existence of something akin to human empathy in rats, after months of laboratory testing.
Occupy movement shows hope for cooperation, sociologist says
Richard Sennett (A.B. ’64) discussed the capacity of humans to cooperate Wednesday afternoon.
Disgraceful discourse
Disrupting speakers who visit campus goes against the fundamental principles governing the University of Chicago.
Major politicos weigh Republican field
Five of the country’s most influential political minds weighed in on the 2012 election Thursday afternoon.
Israel bias on college campuses, activists claim
Panelist and journalist Ali Abunimah (A.M. ’95) argued that the Palestinian perspective is unwelcome on college campuses.
Evoking FDR, Boyer gives a “fireside chat”
Boyer spoke about the history of the Core and the College’s admission standards Tuesday evening.
At MLK keynote, the dream is education
Geoffrey Canada, the CEO of the Harlem Children’s Zone, spoke about our responsibility to improve the quality of education.
Former WSJ writer ties recession to conservatives
Frank attributed the crisis to economic experimentation and a lack of bank regulation—ideas, which he credited to the U of C, that are usually abandoned in times of economic crisis.
UCMC professor dissects the kidney industry
About 4,000 people die annually in the United States due to lack of kidney donors, and another 86,000 patients are on the waiting list, making kidney failure a growing problem for the medical industry, according to a talk by professor Lainie Friedman Ross.
Nussbaum discusses Tagore’s vision of India
Martha Nussbaum, Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the Law School, spoke about Satyajit Ray’s 1984 film, “The Home and the World,” Thursday evening.
Republican leader slams Obama on home turf
“The Republicans are working hard and taking care of the White House, and Chicago can have Professor Obama back here very quickly,” said Chairman of the Republican National Committee Reince Priebus, who spoke Wednesday just steps from the Law School where the president used to teach.
Naked Economist tackles drug policy
Naked Economics author Charles Wheelan cleared some of the smoke around drug policy at a talk Tuesday night on the high costs of the War on Drugs and the seeming contradictions in American drug law.
Feminist legal scholar argues against prostitution
Legal scholar and feminist Catharine MacKinnon discussed misconceptions surrounding female prostitution and delivered a public lecture at the Law School on Monday afternoon.
Nuclear concerns temporary, Berkeley prof says
Fears about the safety and viability of nuclear power following the meltdowns at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant are likely to falter, a UC Berkeley professor said in a talk Tuesday at the Harris School of Public Policy.
Grappling with school reform, panel digs for answers
Professors at the School of Social Service Administration joined education experts in a panel discussion of school reform.
Latina women speak out on murder, misogyny
The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs hosted its Symposium on Women’s Rights in Latin America last week.
MacArthur Foundation VP talks women in leadership
Julia Stasch, the Vice President of the MacArthur Foundation, encouraged young women not to have rigid career paths at a talk sponsored by the RSO Gender, Activism, Learning, and Service (GALS) on Monday night.
Amnesty International panel urges student action
Amnesty International hosted a panel discussion Tuesday in Harper Memorial Library on conditions in Syria, violence in Chicago, and the death penalty in America, urging students and community members to take action.
Alum film director Kimberly Peirce speaks on cinema controversy
Returning to her alma mater to engage students in the arts, Kimberly Peirce (A.B. ’90), director of the movies Boys Don’t Cry and Stop Loss, discussed her passion for film and and her experiences in the movie industry in a discussion with her former professor, Lauren Berlant.
Sociologist talks religion, ethics
Sociologist Robert Bellah traced the development of religions from prehistoric times into the “axial age” of Confucian China, dissecting modern ethics and the emergence of spoken language at a lecture Wednesday afternoon in Swift Hall, on his new book Religion in Human Evolution.
Modernist poet discusses contemporaries
Poet Allen Fisher discussed the work of his English contemporaries and examined the role of the self in poetry in a Friday night lecture in the Social Sciences Tea Room.
ACLU president talks civil rights at I-House
American citizens risk making themselves targets of discrimination if they fail to confront tough questions about the erosion of their civil rights, the president of the ACLU said Tuesday at International House.
Osaka prof traces Japan-China rift
A meaningful accord between China and Japan will require both countries to put aside their economic ambitions and confront the age-old tensions between them, Osaka University Professor Emeritus Nobukuni Koyasu said at a lecture at Swift Hall on Tuesday.
Stevens looks back at 35 years on the bench
The Hyde Park native and Lab Schools and College alumnus returned to the U of C to discuss capital punishment, Citizens United, and other controversial rulings in a packed I-House Assembly Hall
Pawlenty talks policy plans at Harris School
Republican presidential candidate Tim Pawlenty discussed his economic policy and criticized Barack Obama’s as settling for a “second-rate economy” Tuesday morning.
National Bridge player visits U of C enthusiasts
American Contract Bridge League President Craig Robinson came to campus Wednesday, meeting with local bridge players and discussing the rising popularity of the old game.
Lost Boys find support at U of C
Sudanese refugees spoke on campus Wednesday on their continued efforts to build a high school, aided by a $12,000 U of C donation.
Oates opens up about writing, death
As part of her tenure as the 2011 Kestenbaum Writer-in-Residence, author Joyce Carol Oates spoke to a crowd in I-House Wednesday on her husband’s death and the changes in her writing process.
Experts explore geopolitics at BRIC conference
Panelists gathered from across the globe to talk about the emerging economies in Brazil, Russia, India, and China last weekend.
NATO Secretary General calls for U.S. cooperation abroad
Anders Fogh Rasmussen discussed relations between the U.S. and Russia in a talk at I-House on Wednesday.
Gang expert alum talks local underground economics
Sudhir Venkatesh, author of Gangleader for a Day, returned to campus Tuesday to speak about informal business practices.
Wirszup lecture goes post-punk
Ethnomusicology Professor Travis Jackson discussed the post-punk genre in Max East lounge last night.
Colonel, researcher debate terrorism post—bin Laden
Two terrorism experts met at Harris School last night to talk about the future of the war on terror
Back from Cairo, Khalidi talks Arab revolutions
Rashid Khalidi spoke at the I-House Friday about the current wave of revolutions in the Middle East.
Terrorism experts praise Obama’s war tactics
Robert Pape and Jenna Jordan talked politics after bin Laden yesterday downtown.
Gates gets to the root of family life
Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. of Harvard University spoke Wednesday on his experiences in genealogy.
Huerta, United Farm Workers co-founder, talks social justice
Over 180 students and Chicagoans filled the Cloister Club to hear Huerta talk about “Youth in Action,” the theme of the night.