Tours
Chicago Studies brings students to neighborhoods to talk with community leaders, explore local organizations and institutions, and discover the complex fabric of the city.
The series kicks off with the annual South Side History Bike Tour, led by Dean John Boyer and other faculty.
The Civic Knowledge Project and Graham School of General Studies offer an annual daylong bus tour, The Bronzeville Experience , led by celebrated civil rights activist and oral historian Timuel D. Black. This year the tour will be held on Sept. 27, and University of Chicago students are eligible for a discounted tuition rate.
Know Your Chicago is an annual fall lecture and tour series designed to promote civic awareness and participation. The series begins with a daylong symposium featuring speakers addressing the underlying issues related to the year’s choice of five tours. Each tour provides access to places not open to the public and speakers who are experts in their field. Each tour is offered twice.
