Forum on Teaching in the Core

The Core is a defining feature of undergraduate education in the College and can be one of the more rewarding teaching experiences at UChicago. Every September, the CCTL hosts the Forum on Teaching in the Core, a venue for new and experienced faculty and instructors to discuss the aims and distinctive pedagogical issues that characterize Core teaching. The event is open to everyone and is aimed at those teaching in the Humanities and Social Sciences Collegiate Divisions, including faculty, instructional professors, lecturers, Harper-Schmidt Fellows, Teaching Fellows, and graduate student instructors.

2025 Forum - Friday, Sept. 19 | 9:00AM - 12:00PM | Regenstein 122

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Schedule

8:30AM	Check-In Opens Coffee, tea, and pastries will be served.
9:00AM	Introduction to the UChicago Core Jennifer Spruill, Senior Instructional Professor & Co-Chair, Power, Identity, Resistance Eric Slauter, Associate Professor of English & Master, Arts & Humanities Collegiate Division Abigail Reardon, Executive Director of the Writing Program & Senior Instructional Professor, The College Moderator: Joe Lampert, Executive Director of the Chicago Center for Teaching and Learning
10:35AM	Break
10:50AM	Classroom Strategies for Core Teaching Julia Brown, Collegiate Assistant Professor, Classics of Social and Political Thought Valerie Levan, Senior Instructional Professor & Humanities Core Teaching Coordinator, Arts & Humanities Collegiate Division Sarah Nooter, Edward Olson Professor of Classics & Chair, Poetry and the Human Moderator: Jennifer Spruill, Senior Instructional Professor & Co-Chair, Power, Identity, Resistance
12:00PM	Conclusion