Complex sentence: The Committee on Social Thought, one of several PhD-granting committees at the University of Chicago, was started in 1941 by historian John U. Nef along with economist Frank Knight, anthropologist Robert Redfield, and University President Robert Maynard Hutchins.
Split into simpler sentences: The Committee on Social Thought is one of several PhD-granting committees at the University of Chicago. It was started in 1941 by historian John U. Nef along with economist Frank Knight, anthropologist Robert Redfield, and University President Robert Maynard Hutchins.