University of Chicago Graham School

10/15/2026

What does it take to feel prepared for graduate study?

GSAL community member Joe shares how the Graduate Student-at-Large program helped him build the skills, confidence, and academic experience to take the next step in his educational journey.

Watch Joe’s story to learn how GSAL can help prepare you for graduate-level study. https://ow.ly/Q8KF50ZIWK1

10/14/2026

What changes when you learn to see a problem from more than one perspective?

For MLA student and Microsoft product leader Casie Schuller, studying the liberal arts has changed how she approaches complex challenges at work, helping her zoom out, question assumptions, and consider perspectives that might otherwise be missed.

In this student story, Casie shares how the UChicago Master of Liberal Arts has expanded the way she thinks and leads: https://ow.ly/BKK150ZIWFW

Master of Liberal Arts student and Microsoft employee, Casie Schuller, reflects on interdisciplinary thinking, leadership, and bringing a human lens to technology.

10/08/2026

Jane Kim shares the impact the Graduate Student-at-Large (GSAL) program has had on her life. Watch Jane’s story to learn more about the GSAL experience and what it can make possible. https://graham.uchicago.edu/program/gsal/

10/07/2026

What might it mean to live and thrive into a 100-year life?

Attend our upcoming conversation with author Michael Clinton, exploring how science, reinvention, lifelong learning, and purpose are reshaping the second half of life. Drawing from his new book, Longevity Nation, Michael will share insights into the emerging New Longevity Movement and the ways individuals and institutions are rethinking what it means to age, work, learn, and live with purpose.

📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026
⏰ 7:30–9:15 a.m. CT
📍 Gleacher Center

Join us for this timely conversation about the possibilities of a longer life: https://ow.ly/Kmvw50ZIWye

10/05/2026

Dr. Betty Vandenbosch knows firsthand what it means to reimagine a career, more than once.

She began as a computer programmer, went on to McKinsey & Company, earned a PhD, spent 15 years as a professor at Case Western Reserve University, and later helped lead some of the most innovative institutions in education.

Now, she brings that experience to MidCareer Renewal, a new 10-week online program for adults who sense that it may be time for a change, even if they are still defining what that change should look like.

Join Dr. Vandenbosch for an online information session on Monday, Nov. 16 to experience a sample class and learn more about the program.

Register: https://graham.uchicago.edu/event/midcareer-reset/

10/03/2026

For one week, the Graham School classroom moved to Paris.

At the University of Chicago’s John W. Boyer Center in Paris, Open Enrollment instructor Jennifer Lind led students in a close reading of Graham Greene’s The Quiet American, exploring the novel against the history of French colonialism and early U.S. involvement in Vietnam.

The course offered students a distinctive opportunity to pair rigorous study with the experience of learning together abroad.

10/02/2026

What does it mean to pursue excellence over the course of a life?

This academic year, the Graham School’s Enduring Excellence series will bring together a new group of accomplished leaders and thinkers for conversations about how we continue to grow, adapt, and lead with intention.

Explore upcoming discussions and catch up on past conversations: https://graham.uchicago.edu/enduring-excellence/

Enduring Excellence Join us for Enduring Excellence, a conversation series exploring how iconic leaders sustain purpose, vitality, and impact across

10/01/2026

Two courses. Two very different reasons for taking them.

Returning Scholar alumna Cynthia reflects on her experiences in two University of Chicago courses and what stayed with her. youtube.com/watch?v=88VGLEMIMDY&feature=youtu.be

09/30/2026

What does it mean to return to the classroom at UChicago?

Returning Scholar alumnus Daniel reflects on the experience of auditing University of Chicago courses and learning alongside students at different stages of life.

Hear Daniel share what stood out to him about the Returning Scholar experience and the community he found at UChicago. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b2FRU1qE-k

09/25/2026

There’s something distinctive about learning on the University of Chicago campus.

Returning Scholar alumna Cynthia reflects on what it meant to learn in Hyde Park, from being part of the classroom to experiencing the intellectual life of the University beyond it.

Watch Cynthia share why the campus and the broader UChicago community became such a meaningful part of her Returning Scholar experience.