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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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$16.6 Million in Terminated Federal Research Grants at UChicago, Visualized

$16.6 Million in Terminated Federal Research Grants at UChicago, Visualized

By Celeste Alcalay, Gabriel Kraemer, and Nolan Shaffer / October 9, 2025
The Maroon used publicly available data to track millions of dollars in research grants that were terminated at UChicago last spring, as the Trump administration cut funding for universities nationwide.
Federal agents stand on the roof of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility at Broadview on September 12, 2025. Courtesy of Emma Janssen.

University of Chicago Professor Arrested at Anti-ICE Protest

By Kalyna Vickers / October 6, 2025
Assistant professor Eman Abdelhadi was charged with two counts of aggravated battery to a police officer, a class 3 felony, and two counts of resisting and obstructing peace, a class A misdemeanor, after participating in an anti-ICE protest outside the Broadview processing facility.
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.

UChicago to Overhaul Undergraduate Writing Program and Introduce New Core Writing Course

By Sophia Liu / September 22, 2025
The University’s multi-year plan to revamp the writing program will introduce the new Core course Inquiry, Conversation, Argument and discontinue the writing specialist position.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

University of Chicago Announces $100 Million Budget Cuts Amid Federal Policy Changes

By Isaiah Glick / September 1, 2025
The University announced reductions and pauses in hiring, graduate admissions, and capital projects.
The University’s crest and motto on a flag outside of Rosenwald Hall, which houses the Office of Undergraduate Admissions.

College Sees Small Drops in Black, Hispanic Enrollment After Affirmative Action Ban

By Gabriel Kraemer / August 19, 2025
The Common Data Set for 2024–25, UChicago’s first since the Supreme Court ruled race-conscious admissions unconstitutional, showed corresponding increases in white and Asian enrollment, while transfer-student enrollment nearly doubled.
Rosenwald Hall, which houses the University's College admissions office.

UChicago to Cut Some Ph.D., Master’s Admissions for 2026–27

By Isaiah Glick and Elena Eisenstadt / August 16, 2025

UChicago will pause or reduce admission to some of its Ph.D. and Master’s programs for the 2026–27 academic year. Funding for current Ph.D. and master’s students will remain unchanged, and students...

Rosenwald Hall, which houses the University's College admissions office.

UChicago Sued in Class Action Over Early Decision Admissions Practices

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / August 15, 2025
The lawsuit, filed by four current and former students at elite institutions, alleges that 32 schools have colluded to “reduce or eliminate competition” in the early decision application process.
The Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

UChicago Faces Justice Department Inquiry Into Admissions Practices, International Students

By Kalyna Vickers and Evgenia Anastasakos / July 26, 2025
The University disclosed the information requests in a July 11 bond statement to investors.
Walker Museum, which houses the University's Division of the Arts & Humanities.

UChicago Arts & Humanities Division to Restructure Amid “Historic Funding Pressures”

"The status quo is not an option,” Deborah Nelson, dean of the Division of the Arts & Humanities, wrote to division faculty on June 18.
UChicago Medicine's Center for Care and Discovery. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

UChicago Medicine Halts All Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

By Celeste Alcalay and Gabriel Kraemer / July 19, 2025
Hospitals across the country have suspended care offerings for transgender youth amid threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal funding.
Professor Eman Abdelhadi speaks during a March 2025 rally in support of Columbia graduate student Mahmoud Khalil.

UChicago to Investigate Professor’s Anti-University Comments

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / July 17, 2025
During a panel discussion at the Socialism 2025 conference on July 5, comparative human development professor Eman Abdelhadi decried UChicago as a “colonial landlord.”
Christian Mitchell, UChicago’s vice president for civic engagement, was selected by Governor J. B. Pritzker to serve as his running mate in the 2026 Illinois gubernatorial election. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

Governor Pritzker Taps UChicago VP for Civic Engagement to Be Lt. Governor

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / July 17, 2025
Christian Mitchell (A.B. ’08), who previously served as a deputy governor of Illinois and a state legislator, will replace Julianna Stratton as Pritzker’s running mate in the 2026 gubernatorial election.
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