This is the most generic thing that AOs at all schools say.
It may be “the most generic thing that AOs at all schools say,” but if you spend any time around the University of Chicago you know that it’s not just a generic phrase there. It’s not for everyone – not everyone actually wants to live in the Kingdom of Intellectual Curiosity, and there’s no question it sometimes seems like the Kingdom of Intellectual Pretentiousness – but for better or worse it has developed a distinct culture centered on intellectual curiosity and rigorous but respectful debate.