Welcome to the Phoenix Forum, a quarterly newsletter for the UChicago College community.

A Message from John W. Boyer, Dean of the College

As undergraduates returned to campus for in-person learning in late January, Dean Boyer welcomed students to the Winter Quarter and encouraged the College community to continue to cultivate interactions that nourish our common love of learning and discovery.

College News & Updates

Metcalf Internship, Odyssey Scholarship Programs celebrate anniversaries

Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse for undergraduates puts free expression into practice

John W. Boyer, 30-year dean of the College, to transition into role as senior advisor in 2023

Chicago Studies empowers students to engage with their city + UChicago students and Claremont Academy sixth-graders win $1.5 million city grant + UChicago scholar, 'Dune' collaborator teaching new course in the College

New UChicago Center in Paris

Architect Jeanne Gang speaks at a Nov. 9 groundbreaking ceremony for the expanded University of Chicago Center in Paris. Designed by architectural firm Studio Gang, the expanded facility will nearly triple the size of UChicago’s current Center.

Spring Programs and Events

Signature Class Events + Summer Breeze +

Spring Welcome + UChicago Presents Concert Series

2022 BA Thesis Exhibition + Specialized Career Cohorts

Winter 2022 Issue

Key Dates

March 1: September Term registration opened
March 10: College New Venture Challenge Finals
March 12-14: College Reading Period
March 15-19: Finals Week
March 19: Winter Quarter ends
March 20-27: Spring Break
March 28: Spring Quarter begins
April 8: Deadline for Quantrell and Swogger Award nominations
June 3: Class Day
June 4: 2022 Convocation

For the Scholar in You

Big Brains podcast
The Persepolis Paintings at the Oriental Institute
Bob Thompson: This House is Mine at the Smart Museum
Harper Lectures
A Book by Its Cover Special Collections, Regenstein Library
Polsky Entreneurship Essentials (E2) lecture series

UChicago Forward

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Winter on Campus

Students perform sun salutations during Kuvia

Students do yoga at Promontory Point as part of Kuvia, an annual winter appreciation festival.

Hutchinson Commons after a snow storm blew through Chicago this February.

A student reading at Hallowed Grounds Cafe

A student reads at Hallowed Grounds, one of many student-run coffee shops on campus.

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