In this week's newsletter: The National Labor Relations Board proposed a rule that would define student workers at private colleges and universities as nonemployees.
A former patient is suing the University of Chicago Medical Center, UChicago, and Google, accusing them of illegally sharing sensitive patient records.
Luigi Zingales, a finance professor at the Booth School of Business, delivered the convocation address, citing Chicago economists Milton Friedman and George Stigler in a talk that praised market capitalism.
Breckinridge House’s scav team, “Breckcest at Tiffin's,” tied with Snell-Hitchcock Hall’s team, “International Albequerque Balloon Fiesta,” after a weekend of frantic scavenging.
Activists from IfNotNow held a sit-in outside UChicago Hillel; Newly reelected Fifth Ward Alderman Leslie Hairston held her first meeting with constituents since the long runoff election.
The union claims the University is violating their contract by continuing to bar union members from being eligible for the prestigious Quantrell teaching award.
The union claims the University is violating their contract by continuing to bar union members from being eligible for the prestigious Quantrell teaching award.
Faculty Forward has filed a formal grievance over the University’s continuing to bar union members from eligibility for the prestigious Quantrell teaching award.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ April 21, 2019
Union members had pushed to be eligible for the prominent teaching award during bargaining, and believe that their finalized contract secures them eligibility.
Eleven apartment break ins have occurred in Hyde Park in the past month, including two in which residents were threatened by a man armed with a Taser, according to available CPD data.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ April 10, 2019
Nadine Strossen, also a law professor at New York Law School, discussed free speech policy with professor Geoffrey Stone, a prominent First Amendment scholar.
Also: The graduate student union at the University of Illinois at Chicago on Friday announced that it had reached a tentative contract agreement and would end its three-week strike.
Also: the new trauma center is reducing the racial gap in access to trauma care; Study Hotel will break ground this spring; Jewel-Osco has opened in Woodlawn.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ January 30, 2019
At the same time, the Lab Schools union is bringing in an independent arbitrator to make a final decision on whether Daniel Bobo-Jones should be reinstated.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ May 24, 2018
In a 47-to-1 vote, the Council approved measures including the closure of Cornell Drive and Marquette Road and the widening of Lake Shore Drive and Stony Island Avenue.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ May 21, 2018
The technology includes ShotSpotter gunshot sensors and Strategic Decision Support Centers, police station rooms where analysts develop crime prevention strategies.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ May 17, 2018
Hours before the meeting started, both supporters and opponents of the proposals gathered outside City Hall, where they passionately chanted in favor of their respective sides.
By Elaine Chen, Deputy Editor-in-Chief
/ March 18, 2018
Grace Chan McKibben, a candidate for the 25th District, discusses UChicago’s influence in surrounding neighborhoods.
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