University of Chicago
Early Faculty Retirees Bet on Medicare for Life, But Now Face “Inferior” Private Plan
The provost has established a working group to address concerns, but many retirees feel that change needs to occur faster.
NEWS/
July 21, 2019
UChicago Poised to Become Most Expensive College Education in the U.S.
UChicago is the country's first undergraduate institution to break an $80,000 cost of attendance.
NEWS/
July 14, 2019
Yield Rate Rises to 83 Percent for Class of 2023; Admit Rate Now at 6.2 Percent
The yield rate jumped 6 percentage points from the Class of 2022’s 77 percent yield rate.
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July 10, 2019
3 Stabbed After July Fourth Fireworks at Navy Pier; 14 Injured in Stampede
At least 15 UChicago students were at Navy Pier at the time of the incident. No students were injured.
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July 5, 2019
UChicago and Google Sued in Federal Class Action Suit for Data Sharing
A former patient filed the lawsuit, claiming that UChicago and Google violated federal law protecting patient privacy.
NEWS/
June 26, 2019
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit to Block Construction of Obama Center in Jackson Park
The ruling clears a hurdle, temporarily, for the slated construction of the OPC later this year.
NEWS/
June 11, 2019
Citing U.S.–China Tensions, Zimmer Affirms Commitment to International Students
University president Robert Zimmer sent an all-University e-mail on Monday, in which he emphasized UChicago’s ongoing support for international students and academics.
NEWS/
June 10, 2019
Hundreds of Protesters Picket Through Rain and Shine: Three Days of Strike
Union members, faculty, undergraduates, and supporters from beyond campus, gathered for the Monday through Wednesday strike.
NEWS/
June 3, 2019
Graduate Students Are Holding a Labor Action 10th Week—Here’s What You Can Expect
Members of Graduate Students United plan to stop work and hold a picket line beginning next Monday in an attempt to gain University recognition.
NEWS/
May 30, 2019
UChicago Expands IME to School of Molecular Engineering with $100 Million from Pritzkers
UChicago is opening the nation’s first school of molecular engineering.
NEWS/
May 28, 2019
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Talks 2020 at IOP
In a conversation with Pritzker Fellow David Wasserman, McCarthy discussed the Republican midterm losses and his 2020 election predictions.
NEWS/
May 28, 2019
UChicago Snack Startup to "Eggspand" Retail Distribution
The Maroon spoke with Quevos co-founder Nick Hamburger to learn about the startup’s inception and promising future
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
Campus Single-User Bathrooms Undergo Change to Gender Neutral Signage
The change will not affect dorm bathroom policy.
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
Southside Labor Organizations Form UChicago Labor Council
The new coalition of labor unions in the South Side aims to address labor concerns in and around the University.
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
GSU Votes to Strike
1,134 GSU members voted to authorize industrial action, while 112 voted against, GSU organizers confirmed Monday evening.
NEWS/
May 20, 2019
National Nurses United
UChicago Med Nurses are Rallying Outside the Hospital on Monday. Here’s Why
State Senator Robert Peters and Members of UChicago Labor Council will join the 8:30 a.m. rally.
NEWS/
July 21, 2019
University of Chicago Library Archives
From Phi Beta Kappa to Psi U, The Maroon to Tennis, John Paul Stevens was the “Big Man on Campus”
John Paul Stevens (A.B. ’41) died on Tuesday at 99 years old.
NEWS/
July 17, 2019
The Maroon Archives
From The Maroon's Archives: John Paul Stevens' Writings on Greek Life in College
Clips of Stevens' writings on Psi Upsilon, Phi Gamma Delta, Sigma Chi, Delta Upsilon, and Alpha Delta Phi
NEWS/
July 17, 2019
University of Chicago
Law Prof Richard Epstein to Lead Challenge of Obama Center in Jackson Park
The legal scholar notes a recent shift in federal courts in favor of the arguments he will likely make in the appeal.
NEWS/
July 9, 2019
University of Chicago
Robie House Named UNESCO World Heritage Site
The U.N. agency on Sunday gave eight buildings by Frank Lloyd Wright the designation.
NEWS/
July 9, 2019
Institute of Politics
Comms Director Matt Jaffe To Leave IOP
Matt Jaffe, the communications director of the Institute of Politics, will leave after almost six years on the job.
NEWS/
July 4, 2019
Tom Williams/Getty
Former Senator Joe Donnelly, Journalists Among IOP’s Fall Fellows
The first group of 2019 Academic Year Pritzker Fellows includes individuals with experience writing policy, fighting policy, and informing the public.
NEWS/
July 4, 2019
Jeremy Lindenfeld
Champagne, a Cactus, and a Bike Named Gertrude: Graduating Students Share Their Keepsakes
The relationships between graduating students and their favorite mementos shed light on the transformative, altogether too fast experience that is college.
ARTS/
June 6, 2019
3 Stabbed After July Fourth Fireworks at Navy Pier; 14 Injured in Stampede
At least 15 UChicago students were at Navy Pier at the time of the incident. No students were injured.
NEWS/
July 5, 2019
UChicago and Google Sued in Federal Class Action Suit for Data Sharing
A former patient filed the lawsuit, claiming that UChicago and Google violated federal law protecting patient privacy.
NEWS/
June 26, 2019
Federal Judge Dismisses Suit to Block Construction of Obama Center in Jackson Park
The ruling clears a hurdle, temporarily, for the slated construction of the OPC later this year.
NEWS/
June 11, 2019
Citing U.S.–China Tensions, Zimmer Affirms Commitment to International Students
University president Robert Zimmer sent an all-University e-mail on Monday, in which he emphasized UChicago’s ongoing support for international students and academics.
NEWS/
June 10, 2019
Hundreds of Protesters Picket Through Rain and Shine: Three Days of Strike
Union members, faculty, undergraduates, and supporters from beyond campus, gathered for the Monday through Wednesday strike.
NEWS/
June 3, 2019
Graduate Students Are Holding a Labor Action 10th Week—Here’s What You Can Expect
Members of Graduate Students United plan to stop work and hold a picket line beginning next Monday in an attempt to gain University recognition.
NEWS/
May 30, 2019
UChicago Expands IME to School of Molecular Engineering with $100 Million from Pritzkers
UChicago is opening the nation’s first school of molecular engineering.
NEWS/
May 28, 2019
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy Talks 2020 at IOP
In a conversation with Pritzker Fellow David Wasserman, McCarthy discussed the Republican midterm losses and his 2020 election predictions.
NEWS/
May 28, 2019
UChicago Snack Startup to "Eggspand" Retail Distribution
The Maroon spoke with Quevos co-founder Nick Hamburger to learn about the startup’s inception and promising future
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
Campus Single-User Bathrooms Undergo Change to Gender Neutral Signage
The change will not affect dorm bathroom policy.
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
Southside Labor Organizations Form UChicago Labor Council
The new coalition of labor unions in the South Side aims to address labor concerns in and around the University.
NEWS/
May 23, 2019
GSU Votes to Strike
1,134 GSU members voted to authorize industrial action, while 112 voted against, GSU organizers confirmed Monday evening.
NEWS/
May 20, 2019
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VIEWPOINTS
The Immorality of Anti–GSU Rhetoric
Two NYU professors urge UChicago’s administration to recognize Graduate Students United, charting the history of graduate students at elite universities fighting for basic rights as students and as workers.
LETTERS/
July 15, 2019
OP-ED: The Foolish Pursuit of Metra Improvement
LETTER: The UChorus, USO, and Motet Choir Concert Was Worth Attending
COLUMN: The Maroon's Mistake
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