Professor E. Summerson Carr will be a fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University during the 2026-27 academic year. CASBS annually invites a diverse, cross-disciplinary cohort of distinguished thinkers to explore some of our world’s most challenging questions and problems, advancing our understanding of the full range of human beliefs, behaviors, interactions, and institutions.

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Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Caribbean. Visit History on the Edges: Michel-Rolph Trouillot’s Caribbean at The Joseph Regenstein Library through August 21, 2026. Curated by Ryan Cecil Jobson, Department of Anthropology, Kaneesha Cherelle Parsard, Department of English, and Rachel Chery, Department of Music, this exhibition traces a life in Caribbean letters from Trouillot’s earliest writings through his enduring scholarly contributions and legacy at the University of Chicago.

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UChicago Press awards top honor to Sarah Newman for Unmaking Waste

The University of Chicago Press awarded the 2026 Gordon J. Laing Award to Associate Professor Sarah Newman for her book Unmaking Waste: New Histories of Old Things. President Paul Alivisatos presented the award at a gala reception on April 8 at the David Rubenstein Forum. Each year, the Laing Award is presented to the faculty author, editor, or translator whose book has brought the greatest distinction to the Press. Books published in 2023 and 2024 were eligible for the 2026 award.

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