Great metropolises increasingly define how people live, work, study, and engage in recreation. What is the significance of Chicago, one of the nation’s great urban centers, for the work of a preeminent liberal arts College?

The diversity of cultural perspectives, the plurality of social views, and the rich fabric of cultural and artistic opportunities provided by the city have been crucial over the past century in enhancing the University’s capacity to assemble, to sustain, and to empower a diverse student body with a highly pragmatic outlook on life. Read the full piece here.