Few other universities in the United States have forged as strong and useful an intellectual link with Mexico as has the University of Chicago. Named in 2004 for professor emeritus Friedrich Katz, perhaps the most distinguished historian of modern Mexico in the United States, the center is home to scholars of Mexico's government, economic and environmental issues, as well as its history, emigration, and relationships with the United States.
Opened in November 2007, the Scherer Center will be the nexus for Chicago scholars studying a variety of aspects of American culture - ranging from American painting of the 18th Century, the great American novels of the 19th Century, and the linguistic origins of Native American dialects to the history of hip hop music.
The France Chicago Center is dedicated to facilitating, promoting, and fostering stronger ties between University of Chicago students and researchers and their colleagues in France. The center sponsors conferences, workshops, public lectures, visiting professors, fellowships, travel grants, exchange programs, and various cultural, scientific, and community activities.
The Center for the Study of Race, Politics, and Culture is dedicated to promoting engaged scholarship and debate around the topics of race and ethnicity, how these ideas and their structures effect and shape people's lives, and how they intersect with other primary identities such as gender, class, sexuality, and nationality.