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More Than a Thesis: How the MLA Shapes Writers
In the MLA, the thesis becomes a sustained process of testing ideas, expanding imagination, and cultivating one’s own voice.
Bridging Athens and Jerusalem: A Financial Analyst’s MLA Thesis Journey
Mary Jo Griesenauer has built a successful career as a financial analyst, specializing in IT financial planning and analysis. While she has dedicated her professional life to quantitative problem-solving and leadership, she has also maintained her interest in exploring questions about life and spirituality.
How a Business Leader’s MLA Thesis Made an Impact on the Tennis Court
After a 25-year finance career, Lucas Kiely continued his intellectual journey by enrolling in UChicago’s Master of Liberal Arts program.
Leading with Practical Wisdom: Navigating Self and the World with Atiya Singh
Watch our conversation with Atiya Singh on Leading with Practical Wisdom: Navigating Self and the World.
Discovering Growth and Fulfillment in the Liberal Arts: Stories from UChicago MLA Students
Students from the University of Chicago’s Master of Liberal Arts (MLA) come together to share their stories.
Longevity Hubs: A Conversation with Joseph Coughlin and Luke Yoquinto
Joseph Coughlin, founder of the MIT AgeLab and the author of The Longevity Economy (PublicAffairs, 2017), and Luke Yoquinto, research associate at the MIT AgeLab, joined us to discuss Longevity Hubs—a timely examination of how innovation hotspots can transform our perspective on aging into an opportunity for economic advancement and community enrichment. In this discussion, we explored…
The Power and Potential of Our Lives: A Conversation with Daniel J. Levitin
Watch our conversation with Daniel J. Levitin, an award-winning neuroscientist whose research explores why health span matters and how to approach aging with purpose and joy. We explored insights from Levitin’s ground-breaking research and his many New York Times best-selling books, including Successful Aging: A Neuroscientist Explores the Power and Potential of Our Lives.
The Value of Being Curious: A Conversation with Mike Maples Jr
How can curiosity help you excel as a business leader and as a person? Watch our conversation with Mike Maples Jr., co-author of Pattern Breakers and co-founder of a venture fund in Silicon Valley that invested early in companies like Twitter, Twitch, and Okta. Our conversation examines why curiosity is critical to business success, and…
Thinking Wider and Wiser
How Robert Herguth’s MLA studies at the Graham School empowered the veteran journalist to go places he hadn’t gone before.
Why Lawyers are Embracing the Liberal Arts
The liberal arts, which encompass the humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, are foundational to legal practice.