ABD
Once a student is admitted to candidacy, they have completed all degree requirements except for the dissertation and they are “All but Dissertation”
APL
Arts + Public Life: an initiative to deepen the connection between the University, arts community, south side institutions, and the Chicago community
Arts Core
Courses that meet the General Education requirements in the arts for undergraduates. Also referred to as AMD (Arts, Music, Drama)
ASCI
Arts, Science + Culture Initiative, which includes a grant program for graduate students
Bross
Bross lecture series endowed in memory of Louise Smith Bross, presented every three years by a distinguished scholar of pre-1800 European art and resulting in a book-length publication
CA
Course Assistant, a teaching position for undergraduate courses
CAA
College Art Association, which sponsors the annual professional conference of art historians and artists at which many of our faculty and students present and participate
CI
Critical Inquiry: a UChicago-based journal devoted to critical thought in the Arts and Humanities, with several art history faculty members serving on the editorial board
CLAS
Center for Latin American Studies with which many of our faculty are affiliated
COSI
[pronounced kōsē] Chicago Object Study Initiative, a Mellon Foundation sponsored partnership between UChicago and Northwestern’s Art History departments and the AIC
CSGS
Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality with which many of our faculty are affiliated
CWAC
[pronounced kwăk] Cochrane-Woods Art Center. Building that houses the Art History Department and the VRC, adjacent to the Smart Museum and the Court Theater. Also sometimes used to refer to the north side of campus, often pairs with the Logan Arts Center on the south side of the Midway, framing the campus with two arts centers
DCF
Dissertation Completion Fellowship, formerly known as Dissertation Year Fellowship (DYF), also known as a write-up fellowship
DGS
Director of Graduate Studies
DUS
Director of Undergraduate Studies
EALC
Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Field
FLAS
Foreign Language and Area Studies funding, awarded for language study to many art history students by the Humanities Division with funding from the U.S. Department of Education
GAI
Graduate Aid Initiative, launched in 2007 to support full five-year funding packages to all incoming doctoral students in the Humanities and other divisions
The Gray
Gray Center for Arts and Inquiry, which has sponsored collaborations of our faculty with artists and other scholars
HTF
Teaching Fellow in the Humanities Division, also known as Humanities Teaching Fellow
IME
Institute for Molecular Engineering, down the street from CWAC and including the Eckhardt Cafe
Jimmy's
Alias for the Woodlawn Tap, the pub one block from CWAC frequented by Art History graduate students
Logan
The Logan Center for the Arts south of the Midway
MAPH
Master of Arts Program in the Humanities, which provides opportunities to attain a Masters in the Humanities with a focus on Art History
The Med
Medici Restaurant and Bakery located on 57th Street
The Midway
The Midway Plaisance is a mile long park extending along 59th and 60th Street on the south side of campus near the Logan Center for the Arts.
NELC
Department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures
The Neubauer
Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society, an interdisciplinary research institute that has supported the collaborative research of many of our faculty
OCP
Object Cultures Project at 3CT
OPC
1. Open Practice Committee, an umbrella for visiting artists lectures in the Department of Visual Arts, founded by artist and former UChicago faculty member Tania Bruguera
2. Obama Presidential Center, being planned near campus in Jackson Park and designed by architects Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, who also designed the Logan Center for the Arts
PATHS
Professional Advancement and Training For Humanities Scholars, an NEH-funded initiative prepares UChicago PhD students in the humanities and humanistic social sciences for meaningful careers in academia, industry, nonprofits, and government
The Pub
The UChicago Pub in the basement of Ida Noyes Hall, open to members of the UChicago community with a famous trivia night, food, games, and drinks
QP
Qualifying Paper, typically submitted in the second year of the PhD program
Quad Club
The Quadrangle Club, also known as the QClub, contains event spaces, a restaurant, tennis courts, and hotel rooms for faculty, staff, and the UChicago community
Ratner
The Gerald Ratner Athletics Center across the street from the Art History department
RAVE
Research in Art and Visual Evidence Workshop
The Reg
The Ren
SALC
Department of South Asian Languages and Civilizations
SCRC
The Special Collections Research Center located in the Regenstein Library, housing rare books, manuscripts, and archives
SLI
Summer Language Institute, offering beginning and intermediate courses in several modern languages and selected ancient languages, and reading and research language courses for graduate students
Smart
The Smart Museum of Art adjacent to and closely associated with the Art History department
Smart Lectures
A lecture series supported by the Smart Family Foundation, which brings scholars from around the globe to give lectures at the Department of Art History
Social Hour
Frequent social events for department graduate students sponsored by the Humanities Division
VMPEA
VRC
Visual Resources Center, located in CWAC, housing a wealth of digital media
Walker
The former Walker Museum for geology that today houses the offices of the Humanities Division and the English department
WI
Writing Intern, a teaching position for undergraduate courses focused on writing instruction
Z&H
Zaleski & Horvath Market Cafe located on 57th Street