The Power of Ideas
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Message from the President
Over the past year—my first as president of the University of Chicago—I have been engaged in conversations with faculty, deans, trustees, students, staff, alumni, and others about the future of the University. As we look ahead to how the University will define its agenda in the coming decades, several themes consistently have emerged. In this report you will find some early examples of how we are acting to realize our aspirations and how we are continuing to work to set the direction for the University.
The University’s culture of rigorous, unrelenting inquiry, in which bold ideas are constantly proposed and tested, creates an intellectual environment that is exciting and enriching for students and faculty alike. This distinctive culture empowers our faculty and alumni to challenge conventional wisdom, define new disciplines, and make creative contributions to almost every domain of human endeavor.
