Events in the Society of Fellows are generously supported by
The Bernard Weissbourd Memorial Fund.
Please visit our Events Archive to read about past events.
Schedule of Events for 2011-2012
Contact information
Julia Klein
Program Coordinator
Society of Fellows
University of Chicago
5845 South Ellis Avenue
Gates-Blake Hall, Rm 327
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 834-0681
(773) 834-0493 - fax
jnklein@uchicago.edu
AUTUMN 2011
| Orientation | Thursday, September 22 |
| Quarter Begins | Monday, September 26 |
| Beginning-of-the Year Reception | Wednesday, October 5 5.30-8.30pm, Quadrangle Club |
| SoF Meeting: Robert Richards (Sr Fellow) "Was Hitler a Darwinian?" |
Wednesday, October 12 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: Mark Alznauer, Assistant Professor, Department of Philosophy, Northwestern University |
Wednesday, October 19 4.30pm in Rosenwald 405 |
| Fall Symposium | Friday, October 21 Franke Institute 9am-5pm |
| SoF Meeting: Audrey Wasser (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, October 26 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Event: TBD | Wednesday, Nov 2 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Meeting: Mara Marin (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, Nov 9 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: Deirdre McCloskey, Distinguished Professor of Economics, History, English, and Communication, University of Illinois at Chicago & Professor of Economic History, Gothenburg University, Sweden |
Wednesday, Nov 16 4.30pm in Rosenwald 405 |
| Thanksgiving | Thursday and Friday, November 24+25 |
| Holiday Party | Tuesday, Nov 29 5:30-8:30pm, Location tbd |
| SoF Meeting: Spencer Leonard (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, Nov 30 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Reading Period | Thursday and Friday, December 1+2 |
| Quarter Ends | Saturday, December 10 |
WINTER 2012
| Quarter Begins | Monday, January 3 |
| SoF Meeting: Stefan Klusemann (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, January 11 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Martin Luther King Day | Monday, January 16 |
| Weissbourd Event: William Sewell, Frank P. Hixon Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus of History and Political Science, The University of Chicago |
Wednesday, January 18 4.30pm in Classics 110 |
| SoF Meeting: Genevieve Rousseliere (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, January 25 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: TBD | Wednesday, February 1 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Meeting: Richard Strier (Sr Fellow) |
Wednesday, February 8 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| College Break | Friday, February 10 |
| Weissbourd Event: James Sparrow, Associate Professor of U.S. History, The University of Chicago |
Wednesday, February 15 4.30pm in Classics 110 |
| SoF Meeting: Poornima Paidipaty (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, February 22 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Society of Fellows Election | February 27-March 2 |
| SoF Meeting: Lauren Silvers (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, February 29 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Meeting: Jim Wilson (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, March 7 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Reading Period | Thursday and Friday, March 8+9 |
| Quarter Ends | Saturday, March 17 |
SPRING 2012
| Quarter Begins | Monday, March 26 |
| SoF Meeting: Julie Saville (Sr Fellow) |
Wednesday, April 4 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: TBD |
Wednesday, April 11 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Meeting: Neil Verma (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, April 18 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: James Naremore, Chancellor's Professor of Speech Communication, Comparative Literature, English, and Film Studies, Indiana University Bloomington. |
Wednesday, April 25 4.30pm in Classics 110 |
| SoF Meeting: Daisy Delogu (Sr Fellow) |
Wednesday, May 2 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| Weissbourd Event: Janice Radway, Walter Dill Scott Professor of Communication Studies at Northwestern University |
Wednesday, May 9 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| SoF Meeting: Roxana Galusca (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, May 16 4.30pm in GB 313 |
| GROUND STORIES 2012 Weissbourd Conference (click for website) Keynote Speaker: Martin Jay, Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History, the University of California Berkeley Respondent: Moishe Postone, Professor of Modern European History and the College, the University of Chicago |
Friday and Saturday, May 18+19 Franke Institute |
| SoF Meeting: Larry Zbikowski (Sr Fellow) & Michael Gallope (Jr Fellow) |
Wednesday, May 30 4.30pm in Classics 110 |
| Spring Party | Date and Location TBD |
| Memorial Day | Monday, May 28 |
| Reading Period | Thursday and Friday, May 31-June 1 |
| Quarter Ends | Saturday, June 9 |