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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon

Grey City is The Maroon’s features and investigative journalism section. We cover campus culture and local news in an in-depth, often long-form style, and we’re dedicated to all things serious and curious at the University of Chicago.

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

By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / March 7, 2025
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.
The front cover of Harry Kalven Jr.'s personal folder for the 1967 Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action. Courtesy of Jamie Kalven.

“Living Tradition” or “Administrative Fiat”?: Annotating the Kalven Report

By Celeste Alcalay, Austin Steinhart, and Anu Vashist / March 6, 2025
Drawing upon an interview with journalist Jamie Kalven, son of Harry Kalven Jr. of the Kalven Report, the Maroon annotates this oft-cited but little read document.
The original members of the Committee on Freedom of Expression discuss the inception of the Chicago Principles at a formal event for their 10th anniversary at the David Rubenstein Forum.

Chicago Principles Committee Reflects on Report’s Legacy

By Celeste Alcalay / March 6, 2025
A decade later, the Maroon asked the authors of the Chicago Principles about the drafting process, last spring's protests, and the future of the debate over free expression on campus.
At Columbia, Chicago Principles Falter

At Columbia, Chicago Principles Falter

By Anika Krishnaswamy / March 6, 2025
Recent student protests at Columbia University, an institution with a rich tradition of student activism, highlight the divergent approaches universities take to sanctioning open expression.
The U.S. Capitol Building.

UChicago’s History of Lobbying Complicates Institutional Neutrality

By Elena Eisenstadt and Evgenia Anastasakos / March 6, 2025
UChicago’s policy on institutional neutrality has not stopped the University from spending millions on federal lobbying, drawing both criticism and support from the University community.
The UChicago Medicine campus. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

“A Cloak of Scholarly Cowardice”: UCMed Pediatrician Criticizes University’s Take on Kalven Report

By Vedika Baradwaj and Leah Tabakh / March 6, 2025
“Our commitment is to the well-being of our patients. Therefore, if there’s something that impedes our ability, it is our responsibility as physicians to advocate for our patient," said Jill Glick, a pediatrician and patient advocate at UChicago Medicine.
Faculty Forward members in front of Levi Hall in early October, when they delivered a petition to University administration during the final leg of negotiations.

The Chicago Principles and Faculty Speech Outside the Classroom

By Dinah Megibow-Taylor / March 6, 2025
Within the classroom, many faculty members have an expectation that the Chicago Principles protect their right to express controversial positions. However, when they step outside of the classroom, it is unclear whether those protections still apply.
Chicago Principles Find Appeal Nationwide

Chicago Principles Find Appeal Nationwide

By Sonia Bradley / March 6, 2025
Over 100 American institutions of higher education have adopted or endorsed the Chicago Principles.
Georgiana Simpson graduating from the University of Chicago. Simpson’s photo was featured in the NAACP’s magazine The Crisis in 1921. Courtesy of NAACP archives.

The Fight for Dormitory Desegregation at UChicago

By Leah Tabakh / February 28, 2025
The story of dormitory desegregation is an early example of the University community challenging UChicago to confront its institutional barriers and push it toward greater inclusivity.
Swimming Pool in the University of Chicago’s Ida Noyes Hall (The Maroon Archives).

Secret Places, Secret Faces

By Kaci Sziraki and Carter Lee / February 17, 2025
Two reporters provide a brief history of parts of UChicago's campus that you never even knew existed.
One Year Later, Lab Schools Community Reflects on Budget Cuts

One Year Later, Lab Schools Community Reflects on Budget Cuts

By Agathe Demarolle and Senai Walker / February 15, 2025
In May 2024, the Laboratory Schools cut the German program to contribute to UChicago’s financial recovery plan. Nearly a year later, the budget cuts have sparked student protests and debates in the community about the realities of funding versus the Lab Schools’ mission to encourage intellectual pursuits.
Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

Mapping the University of Chicago’s 135-Year Expansion into Hyde Park and Beyond

By Celeste Alcalay, Nikhil Patel, and Austin Steinhart / February 2, 2025
Drawing from University archives, campus maps, academic literature, and news clippings, the Maroon charted the University’s contentious property acquisitions from its charter in 1890 to the present.
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