Report from the Artificial Intelligence and Education Working Group

President Alivisatos and Provost Baicker convened the Artificial Intelligence and Education Working Group at the University of Chicago on February 24, 2025, charging them with supporting faculty in navigating and developing the role of AI in teaching and pedagogy in undergraduate and graduate education and its effects on the University’s educational mission. The report from the Artificial Intelligence and Education Working Group reflects its findings and recommendations, as delivered to the President and Provost in July 2025.

Court Theatre Leadership Appointment

To: Senior Administrators
From: Katherine Baicker, Provost
Subject: Court Theatre Leadership Appointment
Date: July 22, 2025

I am delighted to announce the appointment of Avery Willis Hoffman as the Marilyn F. Vitale Artistic Director of Court Theatre, effective November 1. In this role, she will shape and implement the theatre’s artistic vision and programming.

Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society Reappointment

To: Senior Administrators
From: Katherine Baicker, Provost
Subject: Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society Reappointment
Date: May 20, 2025

I am delighted to share that Tara Zahra, the Hanna Holborn Gray Professor of East European History and the College, has been reappointed as the Roman Family Director of the Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, effective July 1, 2026.

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