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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University’s administrative offices.

“Really Hard Choices”: University Provost and CFO on Uncertain University Finances Under Second Trump Administration

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.
Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

Examining Title IX at UChicago in the Trump Era

By Agathe Demarolle / May 14, 2025
A look at gender discrimination and sexual misconduct at UChicago and how the Trump administration’s policy changes could affect Title IX cases at the University.
A misty day on an empty main quad.

International Students React With Fear, Uncertainty to Federal Immigration Policy Changes

By Celeste Alcalay / May 8, 2025
"This is the one school across the country that promotes speaking for what you believe in, and I don’t feel comfortable doing that," an undergraduate student from India said in an interview with the Maroon.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

UChicago Joins Second Lawsuit Against Federal Funding Cuts

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / May 6, 2025
The University filed a joint suit against the National Science Foundation after the agency announced it would reduce funding for indirect costs of research to a universal 15 percent rate, down from a previously negotiated 64 percent rate.
The Institute of Politics building.

UCDems and College Republicans Reflect on Trump’s First 100 Days in Office

Over the first 100 days of his second term, President Donald Trump has sought to restructure much of the U.S. government, signing a record number of executive orders. He has established the Department...

The U.S. Department of State building in Washington, D.C.

State Department Reinstates Visas of International Students and Alums

By Isaiah Glick / May 3, 2025
The Trump administration reinstated the visas of ten students and alums whose visas were previously revoked.
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses the Office of the University Provost.

UChicago Absent From AACU Letter Criticizing Government Intervention in Higher Education

By Isaiah Glick / April 28, 2025
The letter was signed by many leading U.S. universities, including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, UPenn, MIT, Duke, and Northwestern.
The Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

DoJ Says UChicago Suspended a Diversity Scholarship Amid Lawsuit Threats, University Claims It Hasn’t Participated Since 2023

By Julian Moreno and Evgenia Anastasakos / April 19, 2025
The Diversifying Higher Education Faculty in Illinois Scholarship sought to increase the number of minority tenure-track faculty at Illinois colleges and universities.
The D'Angelo Law Library at UChicago Law School.

Uncommon Interview: Immigrants’ Rights Clinic Director Nicole Hallett

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / April 16, 2025
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.
Walker Museum, which houses the University's Division of the Arts & Humanities.

National Endowment for the Humanities Terminates UChicago Research Grants

By Julian Moreno / April 11, 2025
The Trump administration’s cancellation of National Endowment for the Humanities grants for humanities projects, which comes amid other federal grant cuts, leaves many researchers without pay.
The U.S. Department of State building in Washington, D.C.

State Department Cancels Student Visas for Seven UChicago Students and Alums

By Isaiah Glick / April 10, 2025
Three current students and four recent graduates were recently informed that the federal government had revoked their student visas, but the reason for the terminations is unknown.
The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse building in downtown Chicago, where the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division is located.

SEC Drops Charges Against UChicago Trustee’s Crypto Trading Firm

By Katherine Weaver / April 10, 2025
Don Wilson’s Chicago-based crypto trading firm Cumberland DRW had been charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission with violating federal registration laws for cryptocurrency brokers.
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