March 2020
The Maroon breaks the news that UChicago will have an entirely remote spring quarter on March 11.
University of Chicago Laboratory Schools pivot to a remote spring quarter.
Dining halls serve the last sit-down meal service on March 16.
A Chicago Booth student is the first case of COVID-19 reported at UChicago on March 17.
University libraries close.
Illinois Governor J. B. Pritzker issues a stay-at-home order on March 20.
Residence halls close on March 22.
The University of Chicago Medical Center (UCMC) enacts a universal-masking policy.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot closes the lakefront to facilitate Chicagoans’ social distancing.
University administrators announce that campus buildings will start to have restricted access regarding who may enter.
April 2020
UCMC taps perioperative nurses to cover staffing shortages due to COVID-19 on April 15.
The University announces that the 533rd convocation will not be held on campus.
Provost Ka Yee Lee announces that the University will not reduce tuition in response to remote learning after a month-long campaign by UChicago for Fair Tuition.
May 2020
The University announces it will begin resuming research activities.
President Robert Zimmer announces the University will lose about $220 million due to the pandemic, not including losses in the medical division.