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The Institute for the Humanities at the University of Illinois Chicago seeks to foster an intellectually vital, interdisciplinary community of scholars working at one of the nation’s most exciting urban research centers. As the hub of humanities scholarship on campus, the Institute provides a forum for intellectual exchange among faculty and students at UIC and other colleges and universities in the region. At its base, the Institute for the Humanities highlights the importance of public higher education. It provides a space for vigorous debate and exchange, so crucial in a democratic society.

The UIC Institute for the Humanities celebrated its forty years of operation in 2022. It is one of the oldest humanities centers in the United States. Over the years, the Institute has become the major hub for all humanities activities on campus, creating an intellectual space in which faculty and graduate students can broaden their perspectives, conduct original research, and engage with scholars and communities both in and outside the university.

Apr 23 2025

Faculty Fellow Lecture Series: Sultan Tepe, Political Science, "Regulating Morality: State and Censorship Under Authoritarian Regimes"

Wednesday, 4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 24 2025

Queer & Trans Studies Working Group Co-Working Session

Thursday, 12:30 pm–1:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
Apr 24 2025

2025 Tracy Lecture and CAMS Award Ceremony, “Guilds and Religion the Early Roman Empire and Tang Dynasty China”

Thursday, 4:00 pm–6:30 pm
UIC Institute for the Humanities
Apr 27 2025

Chicago Humanities Fest: Jonathan Blitzer: Everyone Who Is Gone Is Here - The Making of a Crisis on the Border

Sunday, 4:00 pm–5:00 pm
Athenaeum Center for Thought & Culture
May 1 2025

Joseph S. Begando Lecture: Medicine in Horror/Horror in Medicine, “It was always the scene with the lumbar needle and not the exorcism”

Thursday, 1:30 pm–3:00 pm
UIC College of Medicine Research Building, Moss Auditorium
May 1 2025

GWS End of Year Celebration & CECSCO Awards

Thursday, 5:00 pm–6:30 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building
May 5 2025

Book Talk: Polish Jewish Culture Beyond the Capital: Centering the Periphery

Monday, 5:00 pm–7:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building Address
Jul 21 2025

Black Midwest Initiative (BMI) Summer Institute

Monday 21st, 9:00 am–Friday 25th, 5:00 pm
Institute for the Humanities, 153 Behavioral Sciences Building