Local food pantries have been working to meet increasing community needs amid recent federal funding disruptions and new eligibility requirements for the program.
Two resident heads told the Maroon that the University had not sufficiently communicated with Housing & Residence Life staff about immigration enforcement activity and how it might affect students.
According to an email from the Office of International Affairs, the student was carrying their immigration documentation and was released after providing it upon request.
Federal funding cuts have exacerbated the University’s financial challenges, while other executive actions have affected DEI programs, gender-affirming care, and international students.
Hospitals across the country have suspended care offerings for transgender youth amid threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal funding.
The legislation will decrease the amount of money graduate students can receive for federal student loans, impose new limits on Pell Grant recipients, and increase taxes on schools with high endowment-to-student ratios. The changes will not affect UChicago's current tax rate.
Provost Katherine Baicker and CFO Ivan Samstein sat down with the Maroon to discuss the impacts of grant freezes, visa revocations, and other federal policy changes on the University’s finances.
