Podcast appearances and mentions of John W Boyer

In the spring, campuses saw a wave of protests erupt over the war in Gaza. These protests, along with the controversial ways in which universities handled them, raised important questions about free expression on campus, the role that university administrations play in maintaining and fostering a culture of free expression, and the role of university […]

In the spring, campuses saw a wave of protests erupt over the war in Gaza. These protests, along with the controversial ways in which universities handled them, raised important questions about free expression on campus, the role that university administrations play in maintaining and fostering a culture of free expression, and the role of university presidents.On this episode of The Report Card, Nat Malkus discusses these questions, and more, with John W. Boyer. Nat and John discuss parallels and contrasts between recent campus protests and Vietnam War protests; the challenges university administrations face in dealing with protests; the Chicago Principles and the origins of the University of Chicago's culture of free expression; what it takes to actually develop a robust culture of free expression on campus; the extent to which university administrations shape campus culture; the role of university presidents; the presidencies of William Rainey Harper, Robert Maynard Hutchins, and Robert Zimmer; why many university presidents today seem to lack a strong vision for what their universities should look like; why so few universities are started today; donor activism; the politicization of the university; the German research university; core curricula and the aims of liberal education; how the University of Chicago increased enrollments in and applications to the College over the last thirty years; balancing institutional history and institutional change; and more. John W. Boyer is Senior Advisor to the President and the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of History at the University of Chicago, where he served as Dean of the College from 1992 through 2023. He is also the author of The University of Chicago: A History, the second edition of which comes out in August.Show Notes:The University of Chicago: A History (Note: This is a link to the first edition. A link to the updated second edition will be provided when it becomes available.)John W. Boyer, Dean of the College for 30 Years, in His Own and His Colleagues' Words

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Since the presidency of William Rainey Harper, the University of Chicago has cultivated a powerful and distinct identity marked by intellectual rigor, merit, and free debate. In this talk based on his forthcoming book, The University of Chicago: A History (University of Chicago Press), dean John Boyer, AM’69, PhD’75, shows that this identity is profoundly interwoven with the University’s history—a history that is unique in the annals of American higher education. John W. Boyer, the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History, became dean of the College in 1992 and was reappointed to a fifth term in 2012. Boyer has served as an editor of the Journal of Modern History since 1980. In 1992 and 1993 he was acting dean of the Division of Social Sciences. He was also chair of the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences from 1986 to 2009. He regularly teaches European Civilization in the College, as well as courses on modern European history, the Habsburg Empire, and modern Germany.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Since the presidency of William Rainey Harper, the University of Chicago has cultivated a powerful and distinct identity marked by intellectual rigor, merit, and free debate. In this talk based on his forthcoming book, The University of Chicago: A History (University of Chicago Press), dean John Boyer, AM’69, PhD’75, shows that this identity is profoundly interwoven with the University’s history—a history that is unique in the annals of American higher education. John W. Boyer, the Martin A. Ryerson Distinguished Service Professor of History, became dean of the College in 1992 and was reappointed to a fifth term in 2012. Boyer has served as an editor of the Journal of Modern History since 1980. In 1992 and 1993 he was acting dean of the Division of Social Sciences. He was also chair of the Council on Advanced Studies in the Humanities and Social Sciences from 1986 to 2009. He regularly teaches European Civilization in the College, as well as courses on modern European history, the Habsburg Empire, and modern Germany.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses his new book, The University of Chicago: A History.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses former UChicago President Robert M. Hutchins and how his decision to revise the Core curriculum in the 1940s helped shape the intellectual culture at the University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses his new book, The University of Chicago: A History.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer recalls how research on a number of UChicago-centric topics led him to write a series of monographs and eventually a history of the University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer recounts the failed University of Chicago and its founding figures’ frustrations when given a “second chance” to form a great new university.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses the public’s perception of him as historian of the University of Chicago—and the struggles of finding “historical truth.”

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses former UChicago President Robert M. Hutchins and how his decision to revise the Core curriculum in the 1940s helped shape the intellectual culture at the University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer recalls how research on a number of UChicago-centric topics led him to write a series of monographs and eventually a history of the University of Chicago.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer recounts the failed University of Chicago and its founding figures’ frustrations when given a “second chance” to form a great new university.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Dean John W. Boyer discusses the public’s perception of him as historian of the University of Chicago—and the struggles of finding “historical truth.”

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, dean of the College, calls Samuel Boland, who is currently living in Sierra Leone, to tell the third-year student he's won a prestigious Truman Scholarship. The scholarship helps students prepare for careers in government or public service by helping them pay for graduate school.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, dean of the College, calls Samuel Boland, who is currently living in Sierra Leone, to tell the third-year student he's won a prestigious Truman Scholarship. The scholarship helps students prepare for careers in government or public service by helping them pay for graduate school.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, dean of the College, surprises third-year students Yusef Al-Jarani, Ava Benezra, Andrea Haidar, and Erin Simpson at an April 11 ceremony with the news that they have all won the prestigious Truman Scholarships. The University of Chicago leads the nation in the number of Truman Scholars this year. The scholarship helps students with outstanding leadership potential to prepare for careers in government or public service by helping them pay for graduate school.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, will introduce the speaker, Thomas F. Rosenbaum, Provost of the University and the John T. Wilson Distinguished Service Professor in Physics. The Aims of Education Address is a celebrated tradition in which a faculty member addresses the entering class on the unique aims of liberal education at the University. A bookend to this address is the Remains of Education Address that takes place during Senior Week, for which the graduating class will select a faculty member to speak about what they have gained from their education, and what they can take with them as they enter the “real” world.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. At this event, John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, and Karen Warren Coleman, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services, announced plans for a significant new facility at the University of Chicago. The internationally renowned firms Studio Gang Architects and Mortenson Construction are collaborating to build a new residence hall and dining commons on the north end of campus. This facility is tailored to the College’s distinctive House system, with an emphasis on building communities of learning. It creates a graceful new entrance into campus from the north, connecting the University to the broader neighborhood. Jeanne Gang, FAIA, principal and founder of Studio Gang Architects, unveiled conceptual designs and answered questions. Steve Wiesenthal, Associate Vice President for Facilities Services and University Architect, explained how the University chose the Studio Gang and Mortenson design.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. John W. Boyer, Dean of the College, and Karen Warren Coleman, Vice President for Campus Life and Student Services, introduce a new residence hall and dining commons for the University of Chicago. Designed by Jeanne Gang and Studio Gang Architects to enrich student life and build communities of learning within the College Houses system, this world-class facility will open up the north end of the UChicago campus and welcome the broader community.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Saturday, October 10, the University of Chicago Alumni Board of Governors invites alumni, friends, students, and staff from across campus to attend Volunteer Caucus, a day devoted to expanding and enhancing the University of Chicago volunteer network.Did you volunteer for your Reunion Committee and wish it would never end? The Class Council is here to support your class before and after you’ve achieved all of your goals and handed over the giant check to Dean Boyer at your class dinner. Learn about sustaining momentum and class identity while helping the College support current students. With a very special introduction by Dean John W. Boyer, AM’69, PhD’75.Recommended for: College Class Council and Reunion volunteers, or other alumni who are interested in learning about this new model for class-based engagement and participation.