The vote reportedly will not take place until next academic year amid concerns from faculty that the proposal for the new division lacked sufficient detail.
Alison LaCroix, the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law, delivered the 2026 Convocation address, citing Abraham Lincoln as an example of how to act in the face of an uncertain democracy.
First offered during the 2024–25 academic year, Igbo’s discontinuation highlights broader challenges surrounding African language instruction at UChicago, according to faculty and students.
Metra Electric Line trains will stop at the 51st/53rd, 55th–56th–57th, and 59th Street stations every 20 minutes on weekdays beginning June 15, ahead of the Obama Presidential Center’s opening.
Lab Interim Director Ethan Bueno de Mesquita cited the University’s position on institutional neutrality as a reason for the change and denied any connection to the Lab Schools’ new viewpoint-neutral education principles.
Faculty and staff will gain access in July, and students will gain access before the start of the 2026–27 academic year, President Alivisatos wrote in an email Tuesday.
Hitik spoke to the Maroon about threats to free speech on campus and the importance of preserving what she called UChicago’s “culture of free expression.”
First offered this spring, the program offers students the opportunity to explore the linguistic, historical, and cultural aspects of ASL and the Deaf community.
