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History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are June 24 - August 21.
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are from June 24 - August 21.
Logan Center, Screening Room · Logan Center, Screening Room
Black and Brown Femme Film Festival July 24th | 5:30pm - 9:00pm July 25th | 11:30am - 9:00pm Logan Center for the Arts | Screening Room 915 E. 60th Street | Chicago, IL Join us at the Logan Center for the Arts for a two-day gathering of film, live dialogue, and community centering Black and Brown femme voices. Presented by Black & Brown Femme Films, BBFF '26: Black & Brown Femme Film Festival brings together filmmakers, artists, storytellers, and community members for two days of powerful cinema, live dialogue, and cultural celebration. This year's festival features 30+ films, panel conversations, special events, and community-centered programming that uplifts Black and Brown femme voices on screen and beyond.
Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd · Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd
Held in conjunction with Sightlines, Ghosts, and Other Stories of the Impossible, this conversation brings together Jess Atieno, Leslie Wilson, and Nekita Thomas to consider the afterlives of architecture and the futures projected through it. Beginning from themes within Atieno's exhibition—including speculative space, projection, and the instability of imagined futures—the discussion will expand outward to consider how built environments continue to shape memory, representation, and lived experience across the present. Together, the conversation approaches architecture not only as structure, but as atmosphere, projection, and unresolved promise. Program: 6:30-7:45PM | Public program in the Green Line Performing Arts Center Theater 7:45-8:30PM | Reception in Arts Incubator Gallery (301 E. Garfield Blvd) About the Exhibition: What remains here is not only the buildings themselves, but the futures they once promised— futures that were never fully realized. In the afterlives of independence-era architecture, that moment does not resolve into the past, yet those futures remain unsettled. Brutalist and modernist forms become sites where past and present operate simultaneously, holding the pressure of a future that has yet to settle into shape. — Through sculptural works that recast architectural elements in concrete and incorporate embedded sonic elements, Atieno approaches architecture as atmospheric and felt. Printed works situate bodies within these spaces, where structure and environment remain in ongoing reconfiguration. The project treats modernism as an evolving formation shaped by circulation, environment, and lived spatial realities. In this sense, what persists is not only what remains, but what continues to take shape. Learn more (https://artsandpubliclife.org/exhibitions) About Jess Atieno Jess Atieno's (2023 Arts + Public Life Artist-in–Residence (https://artsandpubliclife.org/black-is-the-color-of-the-cosmos)) practice engages African modernisms and visual culture through a postcolonial lens, critically examining the enduring imprint of colonial photographic practices on representations of place, home, and identity. Her research interrogates historic images, attending to their spectral presence and the ways they mediate memory, belonging, and dispossession. Guided by artistic gestures that centre decolonized interpretations of history, Atieno makes time travels through history's material remains such as photographs, maps and documents, incorporating them into the making of large screen prints and intricate woven tapestries. These acts of remediation do not merely reproduce these images but reanimate them, unsettling their fixity and opening them to new possibilities of meaning. Atieno employs collage, fragmentation, and material manipulation as strategies to destabilize the photographic field, positioning her work sites of intervention. By engaging the screen print halftone and weaving binary code as visual registers, she constructs nuanced poetic narratives that resist the totalizing gaze of colonial photography. This process unfolds through a haptic collaboration between her body, the silk screen, and the loom— an embodied, multisensory negotiation that challenges the colonial logics of visibility and representation, ultimately proposing alternative ways of seeing and knowing. About Nekita Thomas Nekita Thomas is a multidisciplinary experiential graphic designer, educator, and researcher stewarding design for social impact; focused on the intersection of race, well-being, and urban design. Bridging graphic design, tactical urbanism, and civic engagement her research explores designs' capacity to strengthen communities, initiate radical imagining, and amplify civic participation, through the creation of placemaking solutions. Nekita is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design and Design for Responsible Innovation at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.
Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd · Green Line Performing Arts Center, 329 E. Garfield Blvd
Held in conjunction with Sightlines, Ghosts, and Other Stories of the Impossible, this conversation brings together Jess Atieno, Leslie Wilson, and Nekita Thomas to consider the afterlives of architecture and the futures projected through it. Beginning from themes within Atieno's exhibition—including speculative space, projection, and the instability of imagined futures—the discussion will expand outward to consider how built environments continue to shape memory, representation, and lived experience across the present. Together, the conversation approaches architecture not only as structure, but as atmosphere, projection, and unresolved promise. Program: 6:30-7:45PM | Public program in the Green Line Performing Arts Center Theater 7:45-8:30PM | Reception in Arts Incubator Gallery (301 E. Garfield Blvd) About the Exhibition: What remains here is not only the buildings themselves, but the futures they once promised— futures that were never fully realized. In the afterlives of independence-era architecture, that moment does not resolve into the past, yet those futures remain unsettled. Brutalist and modernist forms become sites where past and present operate simultaneously, holding the pressure of a future that has yet to settle into shape. — Through sculptural works that recast architectural elements in concrete and incorporate embedded sonic elements, Atieno approaches architecture as atmospheric and felt. Printed works situate bodies within these spaces, where structure and environment remain in ongoing reconfiguration. The project treats modernism as an evolving formation shaped by circulation, environment, and lived spatial realities. In this sense, what persists is not only what remains, but what continues to take shape.
Champions for the Arts: In Conversation with Donna Walker-Kuhne
Logan Center, Performance Penthouse · Logan Center, Performance Penthouse
The Chicago Black Dance Legacy Project, Iega Moves, Move Me Soul, and the Chicago Jazz Philharmonic present Donna Walker Kuhne "Champions for the Arts" in an inspiring conversation detailing how to become a champion for the arts. July 24th | 7pm Logan Center | Performance Penthouse 915 E. 60th Street | Chicago FREE w/ RSVP Led by Laura Rice of The Chicago Jazz Philharmonic, this discussion highlights the visionary community engagement principles shaped by DonnaWalker-Kuhne — one of the nation's foremost experts in audience development. Donna Walker-Kuhne has spent her career developing successful strategies for increasing access to the arts. Over the past ten years, Walker-Kuhne has traveled to over 100 U.S. cities and 5 continents to give lectures, workshops, and keynotes specifically focused on community engagement. This guide synthesizes her findings from the last decade into an accessible text that provides sustainable, measurable community engagement strategies for leaders in the arts community—with a specific focus on ways to drill deeper into issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity. Including case studies from around the world that offer models for creating sustainable audiences and membership, Walker-Kuhne offers a practical yet visionary way of thinking about community engagement in the arts as a vehicle for social change. After the conversation, there will be an opportunity to purchase the book and have it signed by Donna Walker-Kuhne!
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
Logan Center, Screening Room · Logan Center, Screening Room
Black and Brown Femme Film Festival July 24th | 5:00pm - 9:00pm July 25th | 11:30am - 9:00pm Logan Center for the Arts | Screening Room 915 E. 60th Street | Chicago, IL Join us at the Logan Center for the Arts for a two-day gathering of film, live dialogue, and community centering Black and Brown femme voices. Presented by Black & Brown Femme Films, BBFF '26: Black & Brown Femme Film Festival brings together filmmakers, artists, storytellers, and community members for two days of powerful cinema, live dialogue, and cultural celebration. This year's festival features 30+ films, panel conversations, special events, and community-centered programming that uplifts Black and Brown femme voices on screen and beyond.
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum
Join us for a free docent-led tour of the ISAC Museum at 1:30pm on the first, second and third Saturday of each month. The tours meet in Breasted Hall (lobby) and last one hour. Bring your curiosity and re-discover the ancient world!
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum
Join us for a free docent-led tour of the ISAC Museum at 1:30pm on the first, second and third Saturday of each month. The tours meet in Breasted Hall (lobby) and last one hour. Bring your curiosity and re-discover the ancient world!
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
Logan Center, Screening Room · Logan Center, Screening Room
DSI Screening Possession: Film + Discussion SeriesJuly 26, 1-4pm: Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019) This July and August, join us for Screening Possession, a free film and discussion series. This series explores the economic, political and spiritual meanings of possession through the Black independent cinema. Possession, whether phrased as a noun or a verb, marks a relationship of control between ourselves and our world. Like the main characters of Berry Jenkins' Medicine for Melancholy (2008), we move through a world organized by ownership and must confront the stark boundaries between those who have and those who have not. From the gentrified hills of San Francisco to the new building sites of Dakar, the location of Mati Diop's Atlantiques (2019), property expresses relationships of power and can become the site of resistance. But possession is not only external - we also fight to control the terms of our own bodies and spirits. In Mati Diop's ghost story, bodies are occupied by spirits that have returned to settle debts. For the vampires of Bill Gunn's Ganja & Hess (1973), spirit is surrendered to ageless bodies driven by uncontrollable appetites. Our bodies are among our most valuable possessions and the most threatened. In Naked Acts (1998), Bridgett M. Davis explores what happens when our control of our bodies is put at risk, and what it takes to regain our self-possession. For the Black filmmakers featured in this series, the films themselves are possessions in need of protection. At the same time, film exhibition might offer a counterpoint to the logics of possession - an act of sharing, a release of control that enables a collective experience. A group discussion will follow each screening. Free and open to all!Screening Possession: Film + Discussion Series Sundays, July 12 - August 2, 1 - 4 PM Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts, Screening Room 201Sun, Jul 12:Medicine for Melancholy (Barry Jenkins, 2008) Sun, Jul 19:Ganja & Hess (Bill Gunn, 1973) Sun, Jul 26:Atlantics (Mati Diop, 2019) Sun, Aug 2:Naked Acts (Bridgett M. Davis, 1998) All events are free withRSVP This series is generously funded by the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry & Expression and the Office of the Provost for Diversity & Inclusion Juneteenth Fund. The Digital Storytelling Initiative at the Logan Center for the Arts is funded by the Jonathan Logan Family Foundation in partnership with the Jonathan Logan Media Center and Logan Center Community Arts. This series is organized by Screening*, a film programming partnership between Avery LaFlamme and Elizabeth Myles. Previous series include: Screening Juneteenth (2022), Screening Freedom (2023), Screening Acts (2024), and Mothering on Screen (2025).
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Please join us for the 60th annual Bells of Summer concert series! Bring your summer picnic and blanket or chairs to the east lawn to enjoy the beautiful sound of the bells, played by virtuoso carillonists from around the world. In the event of inclement weather, you are welcome to take your picnic indoors and listen to the recital broadcast into the chapel with both audio and video. Stay after the concert for a tower tour! The tour departs promptly at 6:05 pm from the east entrance of the tower.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
The UChicago Claude Enterprise support team will host virtual office hours via Zoom to help University of Chicago faculty, other academic appointees, postdocs, and staff answer their specific technical questions about accessing Claude Enterprise and using the Claude tools.Morning Office Hours:For the morning office hours from 10 a.m. to noon CT, please join via this Zoom Meeting Link. (https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/97980118485?pwd=Q0lZ4tLB2sdQvO4OwPBIS4ZLo1hceY.1) Email the Claude Enterprise support team at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Academic Technology Solutions (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/) (ATS) Virtual Office Hours allow you to meet one-on-one with an ATS staff member who can answer questions you have about teaching with technology. We have expertise with University-supported teaching tools (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/teaching-tools/), (including Canvas, Panopto, and Zoom) but are happy to explore non-University supported tools and strategies as well. During ATS virtual office hours, you can drop by our Zoom meeting using your UChicago Zoom account. Visit ATS Office Hours (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/office-hours/) to learn more. If you prefer to meet in person or at a different time, you can book a consultation with an instructional designer (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/).
PHM: Community Acquired Pneumonia | Dr. Nicola Orlov -The Core Pediatric Residency Program's primary educational Noon Conference series featuring didactics, case discussions, board review, and simulation, among other topics. Sessions are designed to advance pediatric knowledge and enhance clinical practice for learners across all levels.SCHOLARLY CONCENTRATION DIDACTIC KEYMedical EducationAdvocacy/Health EquityResearchQuality ImprovementPrimary Care
The URA Pre-Award Team will be hosting hour-long monthly drop-in Zoom sessions to give administrators the opportunity for one-on-one informal discussions covering the many facets of pre-award: budgets, FOAs, AURA Grants, JITs, etc. We hope to see you there!
Building upon the foundations of our introductory session, this workshop shifts from general awareness to practical fluency within the Claude Chat environment. This session guides instructors in cultivating the critical judgment necessary when using AI in teaching and learning, emphasizing quality and intentionality over mere speed. This is a hands-on session: participants will dive directly into the interface to explore key capabilities like Projects and Artifacts. Facilitators will lead an exercise focused on authentic academic workflows—such as refining course syllabi, designing assessment rubrics, or distilling complex policy documents—while also addressing the limitations of the tool. Attendees will depart having developed examples using Claude Chat.If you are interested in additional Claude resources, check out our Office Hours and other Workshops on the Academic Technology Calendar (https://events.uchicago.edu/month/groups/Academic%20Technologies).Note: Intro to Claude is recommended prior to this session.
Building upon the foundations of our introductory session, this workshop shifts from general awareness to practical fluency within the Claude Chat environment. This session guides instructors in cultivating the critical judgment necessary when using AI in teaching and learning, emphasizing quality and intentionality over mere speed. This is a hands-on session: participants will dive directly into the interface to explore key capabilities like Projects and Artifacts. Facilitators will lead an exercise focused on authentic academic workflows—such as refining course syllabi, designing assessment rubrics, or distilling complex policy documents—while also addressing the limitations of the tool. Attendees will depart having developed examples using Claude Chat.If you are interested in additional Claude resources, check out our Office Hours and other Workshops on the Academic Technology Calendar (https://events.uchicago.edu/month/groups/Academic%20Technologies).Note: Intro to Claude is recommended prior to this session.
Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034 · Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034
Samatha meditation is a practice in the Buddhist tradition which cultivates calm concentration in preparation for insight to arise; this is a structured system of meditation practice which takes several weeks to learn. Classes include instruction and half-hour of sitting practice, followed by a dhamma discussion.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
Teaching Elective Presentation | Dr. Nicholas Ganek - The Core Pediatric Residency Morning Report is an interactive, case-based conference focused on pediatric clinical reasoning, diagnostic decision-making, and evidence-based management. Faculty and trainees discuss real clinical cases to promote collaborative learning and patient-centered care.SCHOLARLY CONCENTRATION DIDACTIC KEYMedical EducationAdvocacy/Health EquityResearchQuality ImprovementPrimary Care
UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637 · UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637
There's a garden on parking garage B rooftop of the medical center. Harvest occurs Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-9am to bring produce over to the hospital clinics during the summer/ early fall.UChicago Medicine has opened a rooftop garden - UChicago Medicine (https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/community-articles/rooftop-garden)
UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637 · UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637
Volunteers needed to help with harvest and delivery from the rooftop garden to the Feed First patient food pantry sites.About Feed1st | The Lindau Lab (https://voices.uchicago.edu/lindaulab/about-feed1st/) There's a garden on parking garage B rooftop of the medical center. Harvest occurs Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-9am to bring produce over to the hospital clinics during the summer/ early fall.UChicago Medicine has opened a rooftop garden - UChicago Medicine (https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/community-articles/rooftop-garden)
UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637 · UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637
Volunteers needed to help with harvest and delivery from the rooftop garden to the Feed First patient food pantry sites.About Feed1st | The Lindau Lab (https://voices.uchicago.edu/lindaulab/about-feed1st/) There's a garden on parking garage B rooftop of the medical center. Harvest occurs Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-9am to bring produce over to the hospital clinics during the summer/ early fall.UChicago Medicine has opened a rooftop garden - UChicago Medicine (https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/community-articles/rooftop-garden)
CRI's High Performance Computing: Live Office Hours
Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161 · Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161
The Center for Research Informatics is excited to announce that the High Performance Computing team now offers free in-person support! Join us every Tuesday for live expert assistance with your HPC needs, no appointment necessary. Sessions are hosted by Michael Jarsulic, Associate Director of Scientific Computing.
CRI's High Performance Computing: Live Office Hours
Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161 · Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161
The Center for Research Informatics is excited to announce that the High Performance Computing team now offers free in-person support! Join us every Tuesday for live expert assistance with your HPC needs, no appointment necessary. Sessions are hosted by Michael Jarsulic, Associate Director of Scientific Computing.
The UChicago Claude Enterprise support team will host virtual office hours via Zoom to help University of Chicago faculty, other academic appointees, postdocs, and staff answer their specific technical questions about accessing Claude Enterprise and using the Claude tools.Morning Office Hours:For the morning office hours from 10 a.m. to noon CT, please join via this Zoom Meeting Link. (https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/97980118485?pwd=Q0lZ4tLB2sdQvO4OwPBIS4ZLo1hceY.1) Email the Claude Enterprise support team at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Presenters: American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), Access UChicago Now (AUN), Center for Digital Accessibility (CDA) In their national survey of AI users with and without disabilities, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) found a common theme: "AI is both a powerful accessibility tool and a source of emerging inequities." Join the AFB for a discussion of their March 2026 research report, "The AI Quagmire: Benefits, Risks, and Aspirations Through a Disability Lens." They will share their analysis of the data and recommendations for how we can ensure AI expands access rather than deepens disparities. This session is offered in celebration of the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and is co-sponsored by Access UChicago Now and the Center for Digital Accessibility. This meeting will include Zoom's automated captions.
Presenters: American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), Access UChicago Now (AUN), Center for Digital Accessibility (CDA) In their national survey of AI users with and without disabilities, the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) found a common theme: "AI is both a powerful accessibility tool and a source of emerging inequities." Join the AFB for a discussion of their March 2026 research report, "The AI Quagmire: Benefits, Risks, and Aspirations Through a Disability Lens." They will share their analysis of the data and recommendations for how we can ensure AI expands access rather than deepens disparities. This session is offered in celebration of the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and is co-sponsored by Access UChicago Now and the Center for Digital Accessibility. This meeting will include Zoom's automated captions.
This session gives instructors, and academic support staff a simple walkthrough of the UChicago Claude Enterprise tool. We'll start by exploring the Claude interface, including how to adjust your settings, view your usage, and use connectors. Then we'll move into brief descriptions and demonstrations of each of the main products: Claude Chat, Cowork, and Code. The session will consist mostly of demonstrations, with some brief optional hands-on activities. We'll model use cases from teaching and academic administration and address common concerns, including data privacy, accuracy, hallucinations, and academic integrity. We'll also help you to distinguish when AI can support your work and when it can't. Participants will leave with a clear idea of what Claude can do, how to get started, and where to find additional guidance. If you are interested in additional Claude resources, check out our Office Hours and other Workshops on the Academic Technology Calendar (https://events.uchicago.edu/month/groups/Academic%20Technologies). (Note, the session is capped at 75 registrants, but there are additional sessions scheduled.)
Join us for a FREE family-friendly Back-to-School Health & Resource Event! Participants will receive school supplies (while supplies last), haircut vouchers, and lunch, while learning about the HPV vaccine, cancer prevention, and youth health. Don't miss this opportunity to prepare for the new school year while connecting with valuable health resources for the whole family.
In this 45-minute session, we will introduce you to course blogs at UChicago and explain how using a course blog can enhance your pedagogy. We will explore pedagogical techniques for making course blogs successful, enumerate the fundamental principles you should consider when constructing your blog, and present some advanced uses of a course blog that involve multimedia and other external tools. To illustrate key points, we will show examples of past blog use by UChicago faculty and instructors.
Academic Technology Solutions (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/) (ATS) Virtual Office Hours allow you to meet one-on-one with an ATS staff member who can answer questions you have about teaching with technology. We have expertise with University-supported teaching tools (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/teaching-tools/), (including Canvas, Panopto, and Zoom) but are happy to explore non-University supported tools and strategies as well. During ATS virtual office hours, you can drop by our Zoom meeting using your UChicago Zoom account. Visit ATS Office Hours (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/office-hours/) to learn more. If you prefer to meet in person or at a different time, you can book a consultation with an instructional designer (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/).
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are June 24 - August 21.
Professor Rounds | Dr. Priya KarkhanisDOP Professor Rounds is a departmental seminar series led by residents and open to all faculty, fellows, and trainees. Each session features a resident presentation of a complex, unusual, or educational case that serves as a springboard for discussion of diagnostic reasoning, clinical decision-making, and current evidence in pediatric medicine. The series encourages active participation from faculty and learners across sections, creating a collaborative learning environment that promotes clinical curiosity, shared expertise, and scholarly discussion.
Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161 · Medical Campus, Peck Pavilion, Room N-161
The Center for Research Informatics is excited to announce that the Bioinformatics Core now offers free in-person support! Join us every Tuesday afternoon for live expert assistance with your bioinformatics research needs, no appointment necessary. Sessions are hosted by Yan Li, Associate Director of Bioinformatics.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
Take an hour to find stillness within movement as we breathe, stretch, unwind, and connect deeply through gentle yoga, suitable for all levels of practice. All levels are welcome. Yoga mat is required for this class and is provided on a first-come, first-served basis.
LCCA Fertilizing Freedom: Sonnets & Sonics: While We're Here
Logan Center · Logan Center
LCCA Fertilizing Freedom: Sonnets & Sonics: While We're HereTuesday, July 28, 4-6pm, Logan Center Sonnets and Sonics is a divine collaboration of writing and sound meditation. This is your invitation to dream, imagine, reflect and give reverence to your life. Come find your calm, bring a friend (or many!) immerse yourself in soothing vibrations and experience a creative event like no other. Writing guided by Nile Lansana and Sound Meditation guided by Mecca Elevated. What's provided: Water, Writing tools Bring: Yourself, Open heart and mind, mat, additional writing tools or anything you feel you may need to get comfy while sitting on your mat (shoes off for extra comfort) For more information on Healing Arts Chicago go to: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/healing_arts.html (https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/depts/dca/supp_info/healing_arts.html) Check out our website for more information on summer programming! https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/summer (https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/summer)About LCCA Fertilizing Freedom: Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience summer at the Logan Center!
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are from June 24 - August 21.
From Dinosaurs to Domestication in Sudan and Egypt (3 weeks)
Online · Online
Learn about the history of early animals and plants in Northeast Africa! Tuesdays, July 28–August 11 (3 weeks), 5–7 pm Central Time on Zoom and recorded to watch later. $147 (non-members), $118 (ISAC members), $59 (docents and volunteers and UChicago alumni), $37 (UChicago/Lab/Charter school students/faculty/staff) Instructors: Brian Muhs, Professor of Egyptology, ISAC and University of Chicago and Tasha Vorderstrasse, PhD, ISAC, Manager, Continuing Education Program Join us for a three–week class looking at the evidence for fossils in Egypt and the Sudan! While fossil dinosaurs and especially mammals are well known from Egypt, the fossil record in the Sudan has received less attention. This class will focus on the dinosaurs and fossils of early mammals before examining one of the most important events in the history of animals: domestication. Long seen as an event that primarily happened outside of Northeast Africa, evidence shows that several important domestication events involving animals, specifically donkeys and aurochs, happened in the region. We will also discuss the evidence for plants, where the scholarly emphasis has largely been on domestication rather than the earlier evidence from fossils. We will do an optional tour of the ISAC Museum special exhibition, "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia" for in-person participants at a time to be determined. Week One, July 28: Dinosaurs of Egypt and Sudan Week Two, August 4: Early mammals of Egypt and Sudan Week Three: August 11: Domestication of animals in Egypt and Sudan
Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034 · Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034
Focus on supporting community, and learn the art of living in harmony with one another and with the earth. The session includes 30 minutes sitting and 10 minutes walking meditation, followed by sharing and discussion.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Logan Center, Café Logan · Logan Center, Café Logan
The Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts presents Black Culture in Chicago, a photography exhibition by internationally renowned photographer Mark Joseph, created and directed by Ada Nivia López, curated by Dorian Sylvain, and informed by its community advisory committee. The exhibition will be on view in Café Logan, 915 E 60th Street, from April 17 - July 30, 2026.Purpose This work began with a question: Who gets to define how a community is seen? Chicago has been shaped by those who arrived carrying memory, culture, and hope. This collection stands in respect of the contributions of African Americans and their enduring legacy. For Ada López, that question is personal. Arriving in Chicago in the 1950s without speaking English, she learned early what it means to move between worlds - and to feel unseen. Her decades as an educator revealed extraordinary discipline, faith, creativity, and talent across the city's Black communities—strengths too often overshadowed by limiting narratives. From that recognition came a conviction: photography could widen the frame — not merely to document, but to affirm dignity and expand the story beyond stereotype and statistic. For photographer Mark Joseph, the purpose was equally clear. After more than fifty years working across the globe — from the forests of Brazil to the deserts of Arabia, from oil fields in China to boardrooms in Europe and America — he understood the power of images to shape perception. This work would call for more than technical mastery. It required patience, precision, and an attentiveness to presence. "Together, with an advisory circle of community thought leaders, we set out to honor the fullness of African American life in Chicago." Process This was never conceived as a photo assignment. It was built as a collaboration, with conversations preceding the camera. The individuals represented here did not stand before the lens as subjects. They stood as partners. Working with natural light, each image was formed through dialogue — guided by how individuals wished to be seen, rather than how they have often been portrayed. Listening shaped the work. Purpose guided each decision. Craft served the mission. In a time when narratives can narrow, this process insists on wholeness. What Makes This Project UniqueBlack Culture in Chicago is defined not only by what it reveals, but by how it came into being. Rooted in collaboration, this work brings together educational vision and photographic mastery — joining the community's lived experience. Each image reflects a relationship shaped through trust and intention. These photographs widen the frame — revealing everyday excellence: faith practiced quietly, artistry carried across generations, labor undertaken with pride, joy in movement, love within family. In the lineage of photographers such as Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks, this work affirms that dignity is already present. And when we see one another in that fullness, something within us — and within the city — begins to shift. Acknowledgements Presenting Community Partner Boehnen Family Foundation Community Impact Sponsor Camille Yarbrough and CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Community Circle Partners Mary Prendergast Friends of Black Culture in Chicago Walter and Shirley Massey Adam Murphy Matthew and Vanessa Williams Exhibit Curator Dorian Sylvian Donors & Supporters With gratitude, we honor and acknowledge the individuals and organizations whose generosity helps widen the frame—affirming dignity, illuminating everyday excellence, and bringing fuller stories of our communities into view. Kim Akainyah Glenn Allen Arthur Anderson Derrick & Yolanda Ashford Myel Ausberry Shirley Barry Elizabeth Bilitz The Boehnen Family Foundation Rev. Sandra Brown John Ceisel Nancy Chertok CMS Trophies & Plaques, Inc. Michelle Culbert Johnny Dorsey Eugene Dillando Kathleen Dippel AJ Farmer Armond Farmer LeeAnn Ford Alan Fuhs Freedom Lifted, LLC Cornell Hall Essie Henderson Ace Hobfoll Ivonne Hob
Join us for an introductory session on Claude Chat, designed for beginners with little to no experience using Claude. The session will include a brief overview of Claude Chat and a demo. It is recommended you request access and activate Claude before the session. View the instructions (https://uchicago.service-now.com/services?id=kb_article&sysparm_article=KB06004829%C2%A0) for details. Please visit UChicago's Claude website or email [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Export Control office hours will be a time for faculty and administrators to speak to the export control and research security teams. We'll be available to answer questions about international travel, international shipping, international research collaborations, and more.
The UChicago Claude Enterprise support team will host virtual office hours via Zoom to help University of Chicago faculty, other academic appointees, postdocs, and staff answer their specific technical questions about accessing Claude Enterprise and using the Claude tools.Morning Office Hours:For the morning office hours from 10 a.m. to noon CT, please join via this Zoom Meeting Link. (https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/97980118485?pwd=Q0lZ4tLB2sdQvO4OwPBIS4ZLo1hceY.1) Email the Claude Enterprise support team at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Arts Incubator, Washington Park · Arts Incubator, Washington Park
Committed Knitters will be meeting weekly at the Arts Incubator Flex Space for a cozy, creative gathering open to all skill levels during the month of July. Whether you're a longtime knitter or picking up needles for the very first time, you're welcome here. Come spend time in community, exchange ideas, and make steady progress on your projects in a relaxed, creative setting. Supplies are provided—just bring yourself. Drop in anytime. Registration is not required, but encouraged to receive email updates and reminders about the other dates in this series.
Academic Technology Solutions (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/) (ATS) Virtual Office Hours allow you to meet one-on-one with an ATS staff member who can answer questions you have about teaching with technology. We have expertise with University-supported teaching tools (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/teaching-tools/), (including Canvas, Panopto, and Zoom) but are happy to explore non-University supported tools and strategies as well. During ATS virtual office hours, you can drop by our Zoom meeting using your UChicago Zoom account. Visit ATS Office Hours (https://academictech.uchicago.edu/office-hours/) to learn more. If you prefer to meet in person or at a different time, you can book a consultation with an instructional designer (https://outlook.office365.com/owa/calendar/[email protected]/bookings/).
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are June 24 - August 21.
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
AY27 Programmatic Goals | Drs. Nicola Orlov & John Cunningham -The Core Pediatric Residency Program's primary educational Noon Conference series featuring didactics, case discussions, board review, and simulation, among other topics. Sessions are designed to advance pediatric knowledge and enhance clinical practice for learners across all levels.SCHOLARLY CONCENTRATION DIDACTIC KEYMedical EducationAdvocacy/Health EquityResearchQuality ImprovementPrimary Care
Generative AI and Academic Integrity: Some Considerations
If you've been following the latest developments in generative AI software such as ChatGPT and are concerned that your students may use the tools in a way that compromises their academic integrity, then you are not alone. Many instructors are concerned about the risks associated with generative AI: how students may use it and how instructors may prevent its use.This one-hour workshop will touch on ways that you can limit dishonest use of these tools, whether in academic writing, computer code assignments, or other fields. We will discuss various digital tools and pedagogical techniques that have been proposed to combat dishonest behavior with AI, and we will evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of each. Lastly, you will have an opportunity to discuss with your fellow instructors how best to approach this difficult problem.If you want more context about generative AI or need more information before you decide what to do, check out our Office Hours and other Workshops on the Academic Technology Calendar (https://events.uchicago.edu/month/groups/Academic%20Technologies). Note: registration is capped at 60, but there will be more session scheduled soon.
320 E 43rd St Chicago, IL · 320 E 43rd St Chicago, IL
The Kim-Park Program is excited to organize a tour of the BMRC 20th Anniversary Exhibition, "The Ways We Remember: Celebrating Twenty Years of the Black Metropolis Research Consortium" (https://bmrc.lib.uchicago.edu/events/save-the-date-bmrc-20th-anniversary-exhibition-opening-april-16th/).The visit will include a tour by artist and exhibition curator Candace Hunter & a tour of the Historic Forum (https://www.theforumbronzeville.com/) with Bernard Loyd.More about the exhibition: Bringing together a new project by renowned Chicago-based artist Candace Hunter alongside archival materials from the BMRC, the exhibition celebrates the ways archives have shaped both personal and institutional stewardship of Black history in Chicago. Presenting the first part of a new body of work, Hunter responds to the displacement of Black communities on the South Side caused by the construction of the Dan Ryan Expressway while considering the reparative possibilities of archival activation.Location: The exhibition is in the Forum's west annex and is located at 318-328 East 43rd Street in Chicago's historic Bronzeville community. The space is directly adjacent to the Green Line's 43rd street CTA station.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are from June 24 - August 21.
Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034 · Ida Noyes Hall, Spiritual Life, 034
Please arrive between 5:20–5:25 PM. UChicago Buddhist Association's weekly meditation. Half hour of sitting meditation, followed by an optional dharma teaching.
1130 Midway Plaisance, between Ellis and University avenues · 1130 Midway Plaisance, between Ellis and University avenues
How to Train Your Dragon is coming to Movies on the Midway! Ready to take flight? Get ready for a roaring good time with dragon-themed STEM activities led by UChicago scientists! Blast air cannons and explore the science of flight—fueling your mind before the movie soars! Activities led by UChicago MRSEC and the Anderson Lab. Movies on the Midway is co-hosted by UChicago's Office of Civic Engagement and the Chicago Park District. Activities begin at 7 p.m. | Movie starts at sunset RSVP at bit.ly/movies-rsvp (https://bit.ly/movies-rsvp) for reminders, weather updates, and event details.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
ART for Newborns Exposed to HIV+ Birthing Parents* | Dr. Kristen Kelly - The Core Pediatric Residency Morning Report is an interactive, case-based conference focused on pediatric clinical reasoning, diagnostic decision-making, and evidence-based management. Faculty and trainees discuss real clinical cases to promote collaborative learning and patient-centered care.SCHOLARLY CONCENTRATION DIDACTIC KEYMedical EducationAdvocacy/Health EquityResearchQuality ImprovementPrimary Care
UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637 · UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637
Volunteers needed to help with harvest and delivery from the rooftop garden to the Feed First patient food pantry sites.About Feed1st | The Lindau Lab (https://voices.uchicago.edu/lindaulab/about-feed1st/) There's a garden on parking garage B rooftop of the medical center. Harvest occurs Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-9am to bring produce over to the hospital clinics during the summer/ early fall.UChicago Medicine has opened a rooftop garden - UChicago Medicine (https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/community-articles/rooftop-garden)
UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637 · UCM Parking Garage B 5656 S Maryland Ave Chicago IL 60637
Volunteers needed to help with harvest and delivery from the rooftop garden to the Feed First patient food pantry sites.About Feed1st | The Lindau Lab (https://voices.uchicago.edu/lindaulab/about-feed1st/) There's a garden on parking garage B rooftop of the medical center. Harvest occurs Tuesday and Thursday morning from 8-9am to bring produce over to the hospital clinics during the summer/ early fall.UChicago Medicine has opened a rooftop garden - UChicago Medicine (https://www.uchicagomedicine.org/forefront/community-articles/rooftop-garden)
The UChicago Claude Enterprise support team will host virtual office hours via Zoom to help University of Chicago faculty, other academic appointees, postdocs, and staff answer their specific technical questions about accessing Claude Enterprise and using the Claude tools.Morning Office Hours:For the morning office hours from 10 a.m. to noon CT, please join via this Zoom Meeting Link. (https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/97980118485?pwd=Q0lZ4tLB2sdQvO4OwPBIS4ZLo1hceY.1) Email the Claude Enterprise support team at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Building upon the foundations of our introductory session, this workshop shifts from general awareness to practical fluency within the Claude Chat environment. This session guides instructors in cultivating the critical judgment necessary when using AI in teaching and learning, emphasizing quality and intentionality over mere speed. This is a hands-on session: participants will dive directly into the interface to explore key capabilities like Projects and Artifacts. Facilitators will lead an exercise focused on authentic academic workflows—such as refining course syllabi, designing assessment rubrics, or distilling complex policy documents—while also addressing the limitations of the tool. Attendees will depart having developed examples using Claude Chat. If you are interested in additional Claude resources, check out our Office Hours and other Workshops on the Academic Technology Calendar (https://events.uchicago.edu/day/groups/Academic%20Technologies). (Note, the session is capped at 40 registrants, but there are additional sessions scheduled.) Note: Attending Intro to Claude is recommended prior to this session.
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are June 24 - August 21.
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
TOPIC: Giving Effective Feedback: Simple Steps to Implement ChangePresenter: Dr. Nikki Orlov The PMEO Fellow's Summer Series supports fellows' growth as scholars, educators, and clinical leaders through sessions on professional development, quality and safety, research infrastructure, and mentorship.
LCCA Fertilizing Freedom: Sensory Exploration WorkshopThursday, July 30, 4-6pm, Logan Center Join us as we conclude our LCCA Fertilizing Freedom series with a Sensory Exploration Workshop! During this session, we will spend time in nature and engage four of the five senses��sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste–through intentional journaling and observation. Afterwards, we'll explore taste by sampling produce from a local community garden and learning about getting involved with one. We hope to see you there! Check out our website for more information on summer programming! https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/summer (https://www.logancenter.uchicago.edu/summer)About LCCA Fertilizing Freedom: Join us as we celebrate great summer vibes through learning, exploring, and reflecting together. This range of programs offers members of the University, South Side, and greater Chicago communities the chance to connect and build wellness through the arts. All are welcome as we experience summer at the Logan Center!
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are from June 24 - August 21.
337 E. Garfield Blvd, the Arts Lawn · 337 E. Garfield Blvd, the Arts Lawn
From footwork to drill teams, dancers in the historic Bud Billiken Parade (https://www.budbillikenparade.org/) brought the latest steps to the streets of Bronzeville each year. From the 1940s-1960s, local filmmaker Ramon Williams captured the scene, and his rare footage is now preserved and publicly accessible through the South Side Home Movie Project (https://sshmp.uchicago.edu/) digital archive. This summer, young dancers in APL's Choreographic Arts Program (https://artsandpubliclife.org/apledu2025) collaborated with the SSHMP and a host of choreographers and dancers to explore dance history as depicted in these films, and to create a contemporary performance inspired by the roots of South Side dance. Join us for an evening of dance moves spanning decades of South Side history, and a glimpse of new steps in advance of this year's parade on August 8. SSHMP is proud to join the 97th annual parade this year with a mobile screen showing vintage film of the parade.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
The UChicago Claude Enterprise support team will host virtual office hours via Zoom to help University of Chicago faculty, other academic appointees, postdocs, and staff answer their specific technical questions about accessing Claude Enterprise and using the Claude tools.Morning Office Hours:For the morning office hours from 10 a.m. to noon CT, please join via this Zoom Meeting Link. (https://uchicagogroup.zoom.us/j/97980118485?pwd=Q0lZ4tLB2sdQvO4OwPBIS4ZLo1hceY.1) Email the Claude Enterprise support team at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) with any questions.
Our Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity is excited to participate in the Black Women's Expo, taking place July 31–August 2. Visit our table to learn about cancer prevention, early detection, and recommended cancer screenings. Our team will be available to answer your questions, provide educational resources, and connect you with valuable health information. Stop by to pick up free giveaways while supplies last!
Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are June 24 - August 21.
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
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Rockefeller Memorial Chapel · Rockefeller Memorial Chapel
The Laura Spelman Rockefeller Memorial Carillon and its sister instrument at Riverside Church in New York City, both dating from the early 1930s, were the masterworks of the Gillett & Johnston bell foundry of Croydon, England. Carillons of this size had never before been made, and have not been made again since that time. The Chicago instrument, comprising 72 bells and 100 tons of bronze, is the single largest musical instrument ever built. Its bells were cast over a three-year period and include a massive 18.5 ton bourdon sounding a low C#. In 271 steps we can show you the bells from the perspective of our carillon students and peregrine falcons! The spiral stone staircase is taken at a leisurely pace, and is not recommended for those who are claustrophobic. Along the way you'll walk above the Chapel's false ceiling (the attic, via a catwalk), through the mechanical room housing the original carillon regulator clock as well as the pneumatically-driven mechanism of the quarter and hour chimes, past the largest bell (36,926 lbs at 117 inches in diameter) and its 13 friends, and then into the playing cabin, 240 of the 271 steps up, where the carillonneur plays the mighty instrument. Beyond the cabin, another short winding staircase leads the way to the top of the tower. In season and when permitted by the University, magnificent 360-degree views of Chicago, Lake Michigan, northern Indiana, the Michigan Harbor Country shoreline, and the University itself are available. Please note that the tour is not suitable for children under the age of 5. Young children and anyone unable to ascend the stone steps may watch the recital free of charge in the Chapel itself from one of two viewing stations in the west transept and narthex. Check in at the front desk to set off for the 45-minute round-trip climb. Carillon tours are capped at 15 guests. The carillon is played live in recital each weekday of the academic year at 12 PM and 5 PM, and on Sunday mornings after the 11 AM service. Members of the University of Chicago Guild of Carillonists are happy to incorporate requests (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc-pDRdzBpj4Ryh8y7hsAaE3F48NJslUSbnIw-V--9GtXUolA/viewform?embedded=true#start=embed) into the daily recitals. Summer Quarter Carillon Tower Tours are from June 24 - August 21.
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
Our Office of Community Engagement and Cancer Health Equity is excited to participate in the Black Women's Expo, taking place July 31–August 2. Visit our table to learn about cancer prevention, early detection, and recommended cancer screenings. Our team will be available to answer your questions, provide educational resources, and connect you with valuable health information. Stop by to pick up free giveaways while supplies last!
Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions on the occasion of the opening of the Obama Presidential Center. The exhibition presents a constellation of around thirty works by an intergenerational group of artists, amounting to a significant sliver of art produced during the Obama Presidency. Longer Than the Sky charts a provisional art history of the recent past, featuring works by Kevin Beasley, Andrea Fraser, Rachel Harrison, Jacqueline Humphries, Josh Kline, Louise Lawler, Jason Lazarus, Ralph Lemon, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Catherine Opie, Adrian Piper, Pope.L, Seth Price, Aliza Nisenbaum, Cameron Rowland, Allan Sekula, Cauleen Smith, Hito Steyerl, Diamond Stingily, Martine Syms, Danh Vo, Jack Whitten, and Amanda Williams among other artists. The exhibition's title, Longer Than the Sky, comes from James Baldwin's 1957 short story, "Sonny's Blues," and evokes the intermingling of optimism and despair that defined the period between 2008 and 2016. The story concludes when the younger of two brothers performs a stirring rendition of the blues, an event that carries the fleeting glimmer of hopefulness, even freedom. "I was yet aware that this was only a moment," the narrator subsequently reflects, "that the world waited outside, as hungry as a tiger, and that trouble stretched above us, longer than the sky."Longer Than the Sky centers on artistic practices that gained relevance for the ways they engaged self-reflexively with their historical moment. These artworks have been assembled not for their stylistic similarities, but rather, for the ways they offer distinct perspectives on the circumstances in which they were made. While some address specific political events, the majority evoke their political context more obliquely, highlighting an overlapping set of social, technological, and aesthetic concerns that shaped the art of this era. Though the exhibition includes several artists who launched their careers in these years, it also foregrounds many who made period-defining work long before 2008. The prominence of the latter points to the ways these years were marked as much by continuity as they were by change and rupture. Opened in 2012 at the height of the Obama years, the Reva & David Logan Center for the Arts is part of this history. Its architects, Billie Tsien and Tod Williams, would go on to design the Obama Presidential Center down the street. Through its exhibitions and programs, the Logan Center has played a key role in supporting artistic communities on the South Side of Chicago. In keeping with this context, Longer Than the Sky situates the work of several Chicago-based artists within broader conversations about global contemporary art. Longer Than the Sky: Art of the Obama Years is presented by Logan Center Exhibitions and curated by Jenny Harris (https://arthistory.uchicago.edu/graduate/profiles/harris), doctoral candidate in Art History at the University of Chicago, who partnered with the Logan Center in 2024 to co-curate the exhibition Jessica Stockholder: For Events. The Logan Center is pleased to partner with the Obama Presidential Center on related programs that will take place during the exhibition. Exhibition-related programs will be developed in partnership with Dorian Sylvain (https://doriansylvain.com/), an artist and curator who has frequently partnered with the Logan Center and was commissioned by The Obama Foundation to develop a collaborative site-specific mural at the Obama Presidential Center's Home Court. Exhibition and programming support has been provided by the Ng Family Visiting Artist Fund, the Revada Foundation, and Friends of the Logan Center.
Experiential Learning Workshop: Nubian Archaeology (In person only)
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), La Salle Banks Room · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC), La Salle Banks Room
Learn practical skills to better analyze and understand the archaeology of Nubia Saturdays, August 1–August 15, 3 weeks, 1–3 pm, LaSalle Banks Room, ISAC (basement). In person only and not recorded. Non-members: $75, ISAC Members: $60, ISAC docents and volunteers and UChicago alumni: $50, UChicago/Lab School/Charter School Staff, Faculty, and Students: $25 Instructors: Debora Heard, PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Chicago, Kate Rose, Research Fellow, CAMEL Lab, ISAC and Director of Programs, Institute for Field Research (IFR (https://ifrglobal.org/)) and Tasha Vorderstrasse, PhD, ISAC, Manager, Continuing Education Program Certificate of completion available upon request after the successful completion of all three classes Learn practical skills learning about the archaeology of Nubia in this hands-on workshop! The archaeology of Nubia (modern southern Egypt and northern Sudan) remains an understudied field, particularly in comparison to other parts of the ancient world. Recent exhibitions, including the ISAC special exhibition, "A Bestiary of Ancient Nubia" are exposing a larger audience to this region and demonstrating Nubia's important place in the ancient world. In this in-person workshop, participants will learn how to analyze archaeological data, draw pottery, and gain basic GIS skills. Each session will devote approximately one and a half hours to building these skills, before visiting the ISAC Museum's special exhibition and the Nubian Gallery for the remainder of the session to see and discuss the objects on display. Week One, Saturday, August 1, 1pm–3pm: Data Analysis (Debora Heard) The first session will provide an historical overview of ancient Nubia from an archaeological perspective. Participants will learn the standard archaeological periods in Nubian history and the archaeological material associated with each period. Highlighting materials from the numerous burials excavated during ISAC's Nubian salvage campaigns of the 1960s, participants will gain an understanding of how to critically examine large amounts of archaeological data and come to meaningful conclusions about how people lived in the Nubian past. Week Two, Saturday, August 8, 1pm–3pm: Pottery Drawing (Tasha Vorderstrasse) In the second session, participants will learn the basic skills involved in drawing ceramic material. One of the most ubiquitous objects at many archaeological sites, pottery is a critical element for dating the habitation or occupation of a site, and pottery drawing is a necessary step in the process of analysis and dating of pottery. In this session, participants will learn how to draw and ink pottery, as well as how new technologies, such as 3D-scanning, have advanced the usefulness of pottery analysis to the overall understanding of archaeological cultures. Week Three, Saturday, August 15, 1pm–3pm: Mapping Nubia- Intro to Spatial Archaeology and GIS In the final session, participants will explore how we understand the landscapes and regional patterns of ancient Nubia! Participants gain a basic understanding of GIS (Geographic Information System) and other scientific mapping tools like Google Earth. Using the resources of the ISAC CAMEL lab, participants will try out their new skills by creating their own map of archaeological sites in Nubia! Instructor Bios: Debora Heard is a Ph.D. Candidate in Anthropology specializing in the archaeology, history, and languages of ancient Nubia and Egypt at the University of Chicago. Her dissertation research engages in a regional and temporal analysis of the inscriptions and iconography of the Upper Nubian Kushite temples dedicated to the gods Amun and Apedemak. For more than 15 years, she has worked with ISAC – giving public lectures, teaching courses, and helping to develop and participate in special programming dedicated to ancient Nubia and Egypt. She has excavated at the 4th Cataract of the Nile River in Sudan as a member of the Oriental Institute/ISAC Nubian Expeditio
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum
Join us for a free docent-led tour of the ISAC Museum at 1:30pm on the first, second and third Saturday of each month. The tours meet in Breasted Hall (lobby) and last one hour. Bring your curiosity and re-discover the ancient world!
The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum · The Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures (ISAC) Museum
Join us for a free docent-led tour of the ISAC Museum at 1:30pm on the first, second and third Saturday of each month. The tours meet in Breasted Hall (lobby) and last one hour. Bring your curiosity and re-discover the ancient world!
History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot's Caribbean
Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center · Regenstein Library, The Special Collections Research Center
This exhibition explores the life of Michel-Rolph Trouillot, Haitian scholar, critic, and songwriter who served as Professor of Anthropology at the University of Chicago from 1998 until his death in 2012. Born in 1949, Trouillot followed the wave of Haitian exiles from the Duvalier dictatorship to Brooklyn, New York in 1968. In this circle of dissidents, Trouillot penned poetry, a serialized history of the Haitian Revolution in Kreyòl, and musical compositions in the collective Tanbou Libète. His dedication to the revolutionary potential of Caribbean peasantries led him to pursue a doctorate in anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Trouillot is remembered for his pathbreaking writings on history and anthropology, including Silencing the Past: Power and the Production of History and Global Transformations: Anthropology and the Modern World. This exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot's earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago. CuratorsRyan Cecil Jobson, Assistant Professor of Anthropology, The University of ChicagoKaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Assistant Professor of English, The University of ChicagoRachel Chery, PhD Candidate in Music, The University of Chicago Visitors This exhibition is free and open to all. Visitors to the University of Chicago Library may obtain an entry pass by checking in at Regenstein Library's entry desk and presenting a current, government-issued photo ID, such as a driver's license, CityKey (https://www.chicityclerk.com/about-citykey/citykey-faq), state ID, or passport to confirm identity. Get more visitor information (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/borrow/access-privileges/visitors/).Exhibition Gallery Hours (https://www.lib.uchicago.edu/libraries/libraries-hours/): Weekdays, 9 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
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