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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Department of Education to Investigate UChicago for Alleged Racial Discrimination

By Zachary Leiter and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 14, 2025
The announcement comes one month after the Department informed institutions and agencies that they had 14 days to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
Maroons for Israel's installation on March 4.

UChicago Denounces Anti-Israel Vandalism as Trump Targets Antisemitism in Chicago

By Zachary Leiter and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 14, 2025
The University's statement on the vandalism of a pro-Israel installation was released hours after the Department of Justice announced that the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism is directing its attention to antisemitism at Chicago-area universities.
Dean of Students in the College Philip Venticinque in his office.

Uncommon Interview: Venticinque Reflects on First Year as Dean of Students

By Oliver Buntin / March 12, 2025
Philip Venticinque, who began his tenure as dean of students in the College in February 2024, spoke with the Maroon about his efforts to bolster academic advising and improve student outreach.
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

“Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System

As Vietnam War protests raged on campus during the late 1960s, University administrators constructed a new program of discipline that avoided involving Chicago police or the courts.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses the Office of the University Provost.

University Restricts Non-Tenure-Track Faculty’s Research Spending

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / February 26, 2025
Instructional faculty will no longer be able to apply professional development funding toward “expenses related to original research activity,” according to an Office of the University Provost memo obtained by the Maroon.
Aerial Shot of Campus in the Fall

University Began Scaling Back Websites’ References to Diversity Before New Department of Education Directive

By Gabriel Kraemer / February 19, 2025
Schools and divisions across the University had already started removing related language from their websites before Trump’s inauguration.
Julius Rosenwald Hall, which houses the University's College admissions office.

Department of Education Claims DEI Programs Violate the Civil Rights Act

By Evgenia Anastasakos / February 17, 2025
The Department of Education informed educational institutions in a letter Friday that they must end diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and policies or risk losing federal funding.
Professor Wendy Freedman was recently awarded the National Medal of Science for her contributions to astronomy and research on Hubble constant measurements. Courtesy of Wendy Freedman.

Professor Wendy Freedman Wins National Medal of Science

By Ava Iwasko / February 16, 2025
Astrophysics professor Wendy Freedman discussed her career and award-winning research on the Hubble constant.
The University of Chicago Medical Center

“Flagrantly Unlawful”: UChicago Sues NIH Over Funding Cuts

By Anu Vashist and Zachary Leiter / February 11, 2025
The lawsuit aims to block a Friday NIH directive that would slash “indirect” cost funding for researchers, threatening 52 million dollars in UChicago’s annual revenue.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse building in downtown Chicago, where the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division is located.

Justice Department Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Policies

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Elena Eisenstadt / February 9, 2025
Hyde Park braces for a possible ICE crackdown, although legal experts doubt the lawsuit will succeed.
Bill Callahan working as a bartender at the Woodlawn Tap. Courtesy of Kristen Callahan Alyn.

Bill Callahan, Former Woodlawn Tap Owner, Dies at 78

By Kalyna Vickers / February 9, 2025
Callahan, who worked at and later operated the Hyde Park bar for 55 years, passed away on January 14.
On Tuesday, hundreds of demonstrators joined Democratic lawmakers outside the Department of the Treasury in Washington D.C. to protest Elon Musk’s role in the new Trump administration.

With Trump Taking Aim at Department of Education, University Could See Major Changes

By Zachary Leiter, Evgenia Anastasakos, and Kalyna Vickers / February 5, 2025
A potential Trump administration executive order seeking to fundamentally alter the Department of Education could threaten FAFSA, Pell Grants, and Title IX enforcement at UChicago.
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