David Brooks Launches The Permanent Questions, a New Podcast from The AtlanticÂ
The enduring role of curiosity, reflection, and conversation in a meaningful life.
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David Brooks Launches The Permanent Questions, a New Podcast from The AtlanticÂ
The enduring role of curiosity, reflection, and conversation in a meaningful life.
Creating New Pathways to Intellectual ExplorationÂ
The Graham School expands access to liberal arts education through a new Clemente Course partnership.
UChicago Leadership & Society Initiative Announces 2026–2027 Cohort
LSI will welcome more than 65 Fellows across its three pathways in the year ahead. This year’s LSI Fellows bring extraordinary depth of leadership across institutions, industries, and society.
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A Life of InquiryÂ
As the Basic Program marks its 80th anniversary, Ross Sweeny (CER’83) reflects on his journey at the Graham School.
Graham lifelong learner’s scholarship cited by U.S. Supreme Court
For David Collins, a Supreme Court citation marked an unexpected moment in an intellectual life shaped by history and law.
Chicago Leaders Build a Community-Driven Vision for RoselandÂ
A Chicago Leadership Circle capstone brought together leaders to develop a community-driven plan for resilience and economic stability.
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Lynda Gratton on Living the 100-Year Life
Lynda Gratton, professor of management practice at London Business School and author of Living the 100-Year Life, joins Seth Green, dean of the Graham School at the University of Chicago, to discuss longevity and work. The conversation opens with the premise that longer lives change the rules, and Gratton introduces a central shift in the……
Sean Keilen on Three Lessons from the Liberal Arts
Sean Keilen, professor of literature at UC Santa Cruz, founding director of Shakespeare Workshop, and author of Shakespeare Scholars (Princeton University Press, 2026), joins moderator and Graham School instructor Chris Jones to draw three lessons from the liberal arts out of Shakespeare’s plays. The conversation opens with a foundational question: what does it mean to……
Allison Aubrey on Rediscovering Purpose in Midlife
NPR health correspondent Allison Aubrey traces how a reporting assignment at the Potocsnak Longevity Center at Northwestern University led to an unexpected personal reckoning. While undergoing tests measuring biological age through epigenetic clocks and DNA methylation, she arrived at a realization that she had been running too fast and needed to stop. That moment became……