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Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts
The Society of Fellows in the Liberal Arts at the University of Chicago is an interdisciplinary organization of both Senior and Collegiate fellows, dedicated to promoting liberal arts teaching and scholarship.
Harper-Schmidt Fellows at the University of Chicago teach in the College's core courses in Humanities, Social Sciences, and Western Civilization. These Collegiate Fellows receive four year appointments as Collegiate Assistant Professors. Senior Fellows are regular faculty at the University who are appointed to the Society of Fellows for their association with Collegiate Fellows as either Chairs of the Core Courses or Front Table Mentors of individual fellows.
The purpose of the Society is to promote the intellectual well-being of its members, to encourage professional and intellectual discourse, to foster interdisciplinary dialogue, both within the Society and across the University as a whole, and to help maintain the high standard of teaching in the College. The Society meets regularly for discussion of work by its members and by distinguished visitors. It also sponsors regular conferences and events focused on cross-disciplinary subjects.
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News and Events
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Palestine is Throwing a Party and the Whole World is Invited - Capital and State Building in the West Bank
Kareem Rabie (SoF 2015-2018) Assistant Professor, University of Illinois @ Chicago
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Private Virtues, Public Vices - Philanthropy and Democratic Equality
Emma Saunders-Hastings (SoF 2015-2019) Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Ohio State University
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Domestic Georgic - Labors of Preservation from Rabelais to Milton
Katie Kadue (SoF 2017-2021) Society for the Humanities, Cornell University
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Jessica Hurley (2015-2019) receives Fellowship at National Humanities Institute
Ruth W. and A. Morris Williams, Jr. Fellowship, 2021-22Jessica Hurley (she/they) is assistant professor of English at George Mason University and the author of Infrastructures of Apocalypse: American Literature and the Nuclear Complex (University of Minnesota Press, 2020).
How to become a Fellow
Every year the Society welcomes new members that are selected in a highly competitive process. Successful candidates demonstrate excellence not only in their original scholarship but also in their teaching. Applications for Junior Fellowships are accepted each autumn. Those wishing to apply can find information through the link at left or below.
Online Application website: https://fellows.uchicago.edu/