The Program for
Public Thinking
An initiative dedicated to the promotion of a more thoughtful, humane, and pluralistic public conversation. Co-sponsored by The Point magazine and the Parrhesia Program for Public Discourse at the University of Chicago.
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“Could the activity of thinking
be of such a nature that it conditions
men against evil-doing?”
—Hannah Arendt
U P C O M I N G
Summer Workshops
QUESTIONS CONCERNING
TECHNOLOGY
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THE GOOD LIFE
2 0 2 6 T H E M E S
AUGUST 3-14, 2026
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
A two-week intensive program on
the purpose and practice of thinking in public
APPLICATIONS DUE IN MARCH 2026
FULLY FUNDED
(Room & board and travel
within North America included)
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What We Do…
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Speaker Series
Writers and thinkers will come to UChicago to talk to students about the practical, ethical, and philosophical challenges of engaging in public discourse today
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Summer Workshop
Our flagship program: a two-week summer workshop at UChicago for undergrads, where they will learn how to think, speak, and write in public about the most pressing contemporary questions
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Critics Club
Year-round workshops for aspiring journalists and public thinkers on the UChicago campus
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