The pandemic has only exacerbated the existing systemic issues faced by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services and the children and families it serves.
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April 6, 2021
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10:56 p.m.
A small liberal arts college in Maryland shows a vision of what the University of Chicago might have been.
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March 30, 2021
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3:55 p.m.
Over a century ago, Snell-Hitchcock residents launched The Section Six, an annual magazine documenting the dorm’s people and culture. Now, as its residents revive the publication, Grey City takes a deep dive into the dorm’s long history.
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March 9, 2021
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9:38 p.m.
Charles’s childhood and early work has influenced his approach to UCPD both as a student and now as dean of Rockefeller Chapel.
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February 10, 2021
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8:24 a.m.
Grey City sits down with Doomsday Clock scientists and apocalypse scholars to discuss the recent surge in apocalyptic thinking.
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February 1, 2021
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8:41 p.m.
UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.
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January 26, 2021
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4:43 p.m.
Everything is material, there's no supernatural realm, and you can reduce your suffering by changing your thinking about your problems: welcome to Stoic thought.
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January 12, 2021
Grey City tells the history of the Chicago region through the lens of its floral inhabitants.
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December 1, 2020
Viral testing and vaccines were years away from widespread use, but Chicagoans in 1918 implemented similar hygiene and social distancing measures to prevent the viral spread.
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November 17, 2020
UChicago professors consider the logistical and political challenges that have emerged this voting cycle, from the fragility of American democracy to election manipulation.
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November 3, 2020
Campus and city-wide organizations find innovative ways to get out the vote during the pandemic.
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November 2, 2020
Several former and current employees described a pattern of discriminatory behavior within the department dating back to 2014.
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October 13, 2020
Socially distanced from other humans, many UChicago students have found solace in their animal companions.
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September 16, 2020
Higher education’s high-price, high-financial aid model is no longer feasible under the economic constraints brought on by coronavirus. But students and their families need financial aid now more than ever.
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July 19, 2020
Grey City looked back at this year’s campus climate survey and how UChicago stacks up to peer institutions nationwide.
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June 2, 2020
A look at UChicago’s track record on sustainability complicates the narrative on its recent climate goals.
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May 13, 2020
Grey City examines Title IX at UChicago and how it stands to change under the current leadership of the Department of Education.
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April 29, 2020