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UChicago to Keep Hong Kong Human Rights Program Running Amid Pro-Democracy Protests
Participants feel it’s even more appropriate now for the University to hold the program.
August 20, 2019
Special Collections Research Center
Shakespeare Scholar David Bevington, Beloved by Students, Dies at 88
Students remembered Bevington as a deeply engaged mentor, determined to transmit his passion for language to undergraduates.
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August 14, 2019
Tom Rossiter
College to Raise Metcalf Intern Stipend to $5,000
Beginning next summer, Odyssey Scholars will receive a $5,000 stipend for Metcalf internships. The College aims to extend that base sum to all College-funded internships.
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August 12, 2019
Obama Foundation
Obama Center Will Have “Adverse Effect” on Jackson Park, Study Finds
The planned Obama Presidential Center (OPC) will have an “adverse effect” on historic properties within Jackson Park and the Midway Plaisance, a report found.
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August 11, 2019
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Pritzker Signs Law Requiring Gender-Neutral Single-User Bathrooms
The University has been examining gender-neutral bathrooms as a way to promote inclusiveness since 2018.
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July 28, 2019
Matthew Lee
After Years of Organizing, Obama Center CBA Ordinance Introduced in City Hall
Some community stakeholders, such as the University, are concerned the ordinance in its current state might disincentivize investment.
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July 28, 2019
University of Chicago
Trump Names UChicago Public Policy Professor to be Head Economic Advisor
Professor Tomas Philipson favors private solutions to economic issues in health care.
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July 25, 2019
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.
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July 21, 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.
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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.
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July 17, 2019
Jeremy Lindenfeld
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.
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July 14, 2019
Giovanna DeCastro
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
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.
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July 9, 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.
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July 9, 2019
Justin Smith
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
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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.
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July 4, 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.
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July 4, 2019
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