At Risk U examines the emergence of risk management as a deeply ingrained organizing feature and priority of modern US universities, and considers its implications for academic freedom and democratic governance.
Upcoming Events
- “A Threat to What? Private Consultancies Managing ‘Risk’ in Higher Education,” Rachel Ida Buff (University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee)
5:00pm, Thursday March 5, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum - “Why Scientists and Scholars Should Communicate Through the Media, Despite the Risks,” Laura Helmuth (Slate, Scientific American, Washington Post) 5:30pm, Tuesday March 24, Knight Auditorium, Spurlock Museum
News and Updates
Our new internal call for proposals for seed funding for efforts related to the project theme is now open!
We’re hiring a Research Assistant for AY26-27. Details here.
Illinois Public Media’s Brian Mackey interviewed our event series’ next speaker Tristan Ahtone (Editor-at-Large, Grist) for The 21st, a program broadcast statewide in Illinois. You can listen to the archived broadcast at this link.