Reaffirming our Commitment

The PhD graduate programs in the Biological Sciences Division at the University of Chicago remain deeply committed to our mission of recruiting talented students who align with our goal of educating all PhD students of exceptional promise to be rigorous and independent thinkers, innovators and future leaders in the biological sciences. In addition to holistic recruitment efforts led by our graduate program admissions committees, we also remain deeply committed to efforts to recruit excellence across the entire Biological Sciences Division.

At the University of Chicago, we consider people from all backgrounds to be a strength—and, indeed, foundational to our academic success. Advancing rigorous inquiry requires welcoming a range of perspectives and ideas, as well as a variety of life experiences. Bringing together people from the broadest possible array of backgrounds is often the first step toward realizing field-defining scholarship and providing a transformative education for our students by fostering a culture that reveres open discourse and constant questioning.