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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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Campus North Residential Commons, where Housing & Residence Life offices are located.

University Told Housing Staff to Call UCPD if Federal Agents Enter Dorms Amid Worries About ICE

By Isaiah Glick / October 21, 2025
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.
A chalked message reading "Our neighbor was kidnapped here" near an immigration enforcement sighting and detention at E. 52nd Street and S. Kimbark Ave.

Map: Tracking ICE Activity Near UChicago

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / October 21, 2025
Hover over each marker to see when ICE was sighted and how the Maroon verified the sighting.
A chalked message reading "Our neighbor was kidnapped here" near an immigration enforcement sighting and detention at E. 52nd Street and S. Kimbark Ave.

Mapa: Avistamientos de ICE cerca de UChicago

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / October 21, 2025
Pase el cursor sobre cada marcador para ver cuándo ocurrió el avistamiento y cómo lo verificó el Maroon.
1427 East 60th Street, which houses the University's Office of International Affairs.

Federal Agents Briefly Detained International Student Near Campus, University Says

By Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon / October 17, 2025
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.
The White House in Washington, D.C.

How President Trump’s Second Term Has Affected UChicago

By Nicole Ochoa / September 22, 2025
Federal funding cuts have exacerbated the University’s financial challenges, while other executive actions have affected DEI programs, gender-affirming care, and international students.
The Department of Justice building in Washington, D.C.

UChicago Faces Justice Department Inquiry Into Admissions Practices, International Students

By Kalyna Vickers and Evgenia Anastasakos / July 26, 2025
The University disclosed the information requests in a July 11 bond statement to investors.
UChicago Medicine's Center for Care and Discovery. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

UChicago Medicine Halts All Gender-Affirming Care for Minors

By Celeste Alcalay and Gabriel Kraemer / July 19, 2025
Hospitals across the country have suspended care offerings for transgender youth amid threats from the Trump administration to withhold federal funding.
The U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.

“Big Beautiful Bill” Cuts Federal Student Loans, Increases Taxes on Some Universities

By Isaiah Glick / July 15, 2025
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.
The UChicago Medicine campus. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

Federal Court Sides With UChicago in Challenge to NSF Funding Policy

By Nicole Ochoa / July 15, 2025
A federal judge struck down the National Science Foundation’s 15 percent indirect research cost cap, calling the policy “arbitrary and capricious.”
The Department of Health and Human Services building in Washington, D.C.

A Timeline of Recent Federal Funding Cuts to Higher Education

By Derek Hsu, Grace Beatty, and Kyle Lin / May 22, 2025
The Maroon has compiled a timeline of federal funding cuts that the Trump administration has implemented and how they have affected UChicago.
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.
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