Eighty-nine percent of eligible workers across University of Chicago Press facilities voted to form a union affiliated with the Chicago News Guild. The union will soon begin contract negotiations.
Politicians, musicians, former presidents, and public officials gathered to celebrate the Center’s dedication before it opens its doors to the public on Friday.
The University’s outgoing vice provost for academic affairs, who oversaw adherence to the Kalven Report, was on the committee behind a new report that some faculty have viewed as antithetical to institutional neutrality.
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.
