Charles’s childhood and early work has influenced his approach to UCPD both as a student and now as dean of Rockefeller Chapel.
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February 10, 2021
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Grey City sits down with Doomsday Clock scientists and apocalypse scholars to discuss the recent surge in apocalyptic thinking.
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February 1, 2021
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UChicago’s Theta is one of many sorority chapters nationwide to see mass disaffiliations from Greek life in recent months, as members decry their organizations’ roles in reinforcing structural racism.
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January 26, 2021
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Grey City tells the history of the Chicago region through the lens of its floral inhabitants.
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December 1, 2020
Viral testing and vaccines were years away from widespread use, but Chicagoans in 1918 implemented similar hygiene and social distancing measures to prevent the viral spread.
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November 17, 2020
UChicago professors consider the logistical and political challenges that have emerged this voting cycle, from the fragility of American democracy to election manipulation.
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November 3, 2020
With a transfer cohort of around 75—triple the size of last year’s—lengthy delays have thrown transfer students’ academic plans into disarray.
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October 19, 2020
Several former and current employees described a pattern of discriminatory behavior within the department dating back to 2014.
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October 13, 2020
Socially distanced from other humans, many UChicago students have found solace in their animal companions.
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September 16, 2020
Higher education’s high-price, high-financial aid model is no longer feasible under the economic constraints brought on by coronavirus. But students and their families need financial aid now more than ever.
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July 19, 2020
Grey City looked back at this year’s campus climate survey and how UChicago stacks up to peer institutions nationwide.
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June 2, 2020
A look at UChicago’s track record on sustainability complicates the narrative on its recent climate goals.
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May 13, 2020
Grey City examines Title IX at UChicago and how it stands to change under the current leadership of the Department of Education.
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April 29, 2020
Amid a growing appetite for ambitious sustainability reform, student leaders voice concern about the University’s commitment to environmentalism.
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April 21, 2020
Grey City examines the cultural history of of campus architecture.
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March 3, 2020
In his new book, Princeton University Professor Laurence Ralph explores the uncomfortable topic of police torture in Chicago.
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February 25, 2020