We are a vibrant intellectual community consisting of more than fifty full-time faculty members, accomplished postdoctoral fellows, teaching fellows, visiting faculty, and strong cohorts of graduate and undergraduate students. We are renowned for our cutting-edge research and the expansive scope of our expertise, which covers six continents, numerous thematic fields, and most of recorded history. We are committed teachers and student mentors, boasting twenty-one winners of the Quantrell Prize, the University of Chicago's highest honor for teaching. We are dedicated scholars whose books have won the The Gordon J. Laing Award, granted by the University of Chicago Press for distinguished books, seven times. We are immensely proud of our alumni, who enjoy successful careers in a wide variety of fields. We are glad you are here.

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