Chicago "L" tracks
alumni

Come Together


A new online magazine revives the spirit of grad school.
Taft House seen from the street
campus news

House, Home, Hub


Creative Writing takes up residence at Taft House.
Richard Strier speaking at the podium in Mandel Hall
humanities day

Shakespeare’s Prejudices: Shrews and Jews


Scholar Richard Strier takes a closer look at two difficult plays.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy
ideas

Why Read War and Peace?


A literary scholar brings Tolstoy (back) to the masses.
Postcard with a scene of everyday Jewish life
philanthropy

"The Only Cure for Anti-Anything"


A visiting professorship builds on strengths in Jewish studies.