Welcome President Alivisatos

JBStillFlying
Fri, 01 Oct 2021 16:19:11 +0000

marlowe1:

The University of Chicago was conceived to be a great research university, but Harper believed that that mission was also wedded inextricably to its mission of undergraduate education.

This is so key - it was one of the best tidbits of Boyer’s speech, IMO. This is why UChicago wanted the undergrads back last year rather than disinviting them (or a subset of them) from campus. UChicago takes its undergraduate education mission very seriously, and one who attends the College is treated with the same amount of respect for intellect, exposed to similar degrees of rigor (experience-adjusted of course), and expected to be as responsible about their scholarship, as those in the graduate divisions. I would hope that all great universities are this way; unfortunately, not all give off that particular vibe. It’s part of what makes UChicago distinct among its peers and it’s usually a reason why someone applies and ends up there.