Christopher Woods Appointed Director of Oriental Institute
Christopher Woods, a leading scholar of Sumerian language and writing, has been appointed director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Christopher Woods, a leading scholar of Sumerian language and writing, has been appointed director of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago.
Visual Arts faculty members William Pope.L and David Schutter, along with alumnus Dan Peterman (MFA'86), are among the 160+ international artists showcasing work at the 163-day exhibition of contemporary art.
Classicisms co-curators Larry Norman and Anne Leonard answered a few questions about the exhibition and the curatorial process. Classicisms is on display through June 11, 2017 at the Smart Museum of Art.
Three faculty members of the University of Chicago Division of the Humanities are among the 228 members elected to the 2017 class of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences: Profs. Lenore Grenoble, Jonathan Lear, and W. J. T. Mitchell.