Admin says there is no indication students seeking T.A. positions will be turned down.
Alison Sider, Chicago Maroon
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Grad students twiddle thumbs for University commitment to maintain teaching positions
Women’s clinic closes as hospital refocuses efforts on research and special cases
UCMC spokesman John Easton said discussions about closing the gynecological and obstetric care clinic have been underway for about a year, but were spurred along by the Medical Center’s $100 million budget cut earlier this year. Critics, however, allege that the new policies will create a two-tiered health care system in Hyde Park, where the University will treat patients with private insurance and transfer uninsured and publicly insured patients to local clinics.
O’Gara & Wilson owner carries on century-old bookselling tradition
Antique typewriters, Victorian postcards, and Soviet-era lapel pins overflow in O’Gara & Wilson’s window.
Scavegon Trail marks first day of annual Hunt
Scav item 148: “You know what happens sometimes in May? Prom. Find one. Crash it.”
Visit Scav Blog for constant updates on the Hunt.
Howard Margolis, College and Harris School prof, dead at 77
Margolis, a professor of social theory in the College and the Harris School of Public Policy, died April 29 at his home in Hyde Park.
Scav Hunt: And they’re off!
The season of scav is upon us
University to close West Campus apartments
The University informed tenants it did not intend to renew leases on any of its five West Campus apartment buildings last month, citing the difficulties that will be created by increased construction activity on the new hospital pavilion slated for next year.
U of C partners with Chase to offer loans to international students
International students requiring financial assistance will be able to obtain loans without a co-signer from JP Morgan Chase.
SG election guide: Moose Party
Though their primary aim is still to bring levity to SG elections, this year’s annual Delta Upsilon slate said they are taking things in a new direction.
Third-year chosen as Truman Scholar
Antonia Clifford, a third-year majoring in Latin American Studies with a minor in Gender Studies, has been chosen as a 2009 Truman Scholar.
Hospital to revisit ER changes amid controversies
Public backlash surrounding the U of C Medical Center emergency room policies and standards of care have escalated in the last two weeks as the Center announced it will reevaluate its plans to reorganize the emergency room, and an unrelated February incident in the ER could jeopardize its ability to serve Medicare patients.
Alumnus Alper elected as new trustee chair
Andrew Alper (A.B.’80, M.B.A.’81) was elected chairman of the University of Chicago Board of Trustees at a meeting Wednesday. He will begin his three-year term June 4. Current chair James Crown announced his plans to step down last month, after serving as chair for six years. The trustees amended the board’s bylaws to create a three-year term for the chairman at last night’s meeting.
Trial of the Centuries
Since 2004, the Oriental Institute has found itself at the unlikely nexus of archaeology, law, and terrorism. At stake are millions of dollars, a collection of 2,500-year-old tablets, and possibly the future of archaeological research.
As peer institutions freeze pay, U of C resists
Many universities facing budget cuts and further economic uncertainty have implemented blanket freezes on annual salary increases, a policy the University of Chicago has resisted in recent weeks. Both Harvard and Johns Hopkins have announced such university-wide freezes for next year.
Stimulus package will increase Pell funding
If language remains in bill, record-level grants would take pressure off aid office
Police investigate alleged sexual assault at Alpha Delta Phi
Since alleged assault, fraternity’s popular bar night put on hold
Endowment chief to leave University in June
The University’s Chief Investment Officer, Peter Stein, announced that he will leave the University this June.
University endowment loses quarter of value
Budget cuts imminent as admin grapples with first decline in five years.
Budget cuts that were discussed hypothetically last month have become a reality. Academic departments have been asked to cut between 2.5 and five percent of their spending, while administrative units will make cuts in the range of three to nine percent. The Medical Center has already taken steps to reduce spending by seven percent.
Despite decline in early applications, admin expects overall rise in submissions
ice President and Dean of Enrollment Michael Behnke estimates that as of Friday, 13,280 applications have been received this year, about a seven-percent increase from the 12,409 applications last year.
Economics professor Austan Goolsbee appointed to two Obama committees
Chicago Booth economics professor and self-proclaimed “Chicago guy” Austan Goolsbee will be leaving Chicago for Washington, D.C., this January, President-elect Barack Obama announced last week. Goolsbee will request a leave of absence from the Chicago Booth, where he has served since 1995.
Out on the street
Even as the markets continue to plunge, U of C students and recent graduates on Wall Street aren’t panicking yet
GSB nets $300 million gift from alumnus David Booth
The Graduate School of Business received a $300 million donation Thursday from alumnus David Booth (MBA ’71) and his family and will be renamed the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
First U of C charter middle school targets Bronzeville
The Carter G. Woodson campus of the University’s Charter School opened this year to 250 sixth through eighth graders, with plans to eventually expand to 450 students.
Facing ire, University waives rent for evicted students
The University announced new measures Friday to ease the transition for tenants evicted from its East 57th Street and South Drexel Avenue apartment building earlier this week, including forgiving one month’s rent.
Economic crisis affects job market for graduating class
For fourth-year students preparing to leave the ivory tower, the rising unemployment rate is a pressing concern.
Consulting firm to evaluate campus student health care options
On the heels of a shift to a new insurance provider, the University has hired Keeling & Associates (K&A), a higher education consulting firm, to reevaluate the University’s current health care services.
Pell Grant recipients on the rise as federal program faces challenges
Pell Grants awarded to record-high number of students in the College.
Grad students feel credit crunch
The University informed nearly 3,000 graduate students that it had lost its major lending partner and could no longer offer student loans.
Quadrangle Club employees vote to join Teamsters union
Quadrangle Club employees unanimously voted to join Teamsters Local 743 Tuesday, the union that represents many University clerical and maintenance workers.
Quad Club employees look to unionize
The University has said that it hopes to turn the Quadrangle Club around after years of mismanagement and unprofitability, though it remains unclear what role the Club’s current employees will play in the Club’s renewal.
Admissions yield for 2012 hits 39 percent
The U of C’s admissions yield for the class of 2012—the percentage of accepted students who choose to enroll at the University—is 39 percent, based on preliminary admissions office figures.
MAB books diverse Summer Breeze acts
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Law School ends classroom Web access
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Student examines Indian marriage market
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Lab bids for $550-million DOE facility
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Doc hosts rare films forum, screening
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
U of C asks Congress to aid research
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Redesigned homepage to launch
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
New lights dim club’s stargazing
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Underground U of C fight club channels students’ WWE urges
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Reporter calls for central Asian intervention
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…
Reg makes students historical tourists
Nearly 100 graduate students and undergrads gathered in front of the administration building Wednesday to twiddle their thumbs in protest of what they perceive to be a lack of transparency and clarity about the number of teaching positions available for…