In an interview with the Maroon, Hallett spoke about the Trump administration’s mass deportation program, the rights of noncitizens, and how the administration’s efforts may cause conflict with the U.S. Supreme Court.
As part of the Trump administration’s effort to eliminate “wasteful” government spending, the Department of Health and Human Services eliminated grants to UChicago for research on HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, and health inequality.
In an interview with the Maroon, Heitkamp reflected on her accomplishments as director, how the University’s financial issues and the Trump administration have affected the IOP, and her experience inside the IOP building during its occupation by pro-Palestine protesters last spring.
The updated travel guidance advises noncitizen students, faculty, and staff to avoid nonessential trips outside of the U.S, register UChicago-affiliated travel with the University, and exercise caution when entering the U.S.
UChicago Trustee and multibillionaire Antonio Gracias (J.D. ’98), a close friend of Elon Musk, has been tasked with targeting what he called “tremendous fraud” at the Social Security Administration.
This is the University’s second investigation into alleged antisemitism on campus since the Trump administration’s Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism directed its focus to Chicago-area schools March 13.
Though he lacks the power to do so unilaterally, President Trump moved Thursday to “dismantle” the Department of Education, which determines or provides financial assistance for many UChicago students.
The announcement comes one month after the Department informed institutions and agencies that they had 14 days to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.
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.
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.
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.
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.
