The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

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The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
The University of Chicago’s Independent Student Newspaper since 1892

Chicago Maroon
Elena Eisenstadt

Elena Eisenstadt, Deputy Editor-in-Chief

Elena Eisenstadt (A.B. ’26) is a fourth-year majoring in history and Spanish. She has written for papers and public radio stations all around Pennsylvania, including the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Philadelphia Inquirer. She enjoys reporting on politics and finance, performing stand-up comedy, and traveling.

All content by Elena Eisenstadt
Rosenwald Hall, which houses the University's College admissions office.

UChicago to Cut Some Ph.D., Master’s Admissions for 2026–27

By Isaiah Glick and Elena Eisenstadt
August 16, 2025
Walker Museum, which houses the University's Division of the Arts & Humanities.

UChicago Arts & Humanities Division to Restructure Amid “Historic Funding Pressures”

By Tiffany Li, Elena Eisenstadt, Evgenia Anastasakos, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
July 21, 2025
A gargoyle on Cobb Gate.

University Council Members Reveal Internal Confusion, Concern About Protest Disciplinary Process

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
May 22, 2025
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

By Gabriel Kraemer, Anika Krishnaswamy, Tiffany Li, and Elena Eisenstadt
May 16, 2025
UCPD officers and protesters face off on South Ellis Avenue following the encampment raid.

New Information on Lead-up to Encampment Raid

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 28, 2025
A banner reading "End the Siege on Gaza," Ceasefire Now," and "Free Palestine" hangs inside the encampment.

The Encampment and IOP Occupation One Year Later

By Elena Eisenstadt and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 28, 2025
Protesters rally on the one-year anniversary of the January 27, 2013 demonstration at the Center for Care and Discovery.

[Video] Reworking a Decades-Old Disciplinary System

By Evgenia Anastasakos, Celeste Alcalay, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
April 17, 2025
The University's administration building, now Edward H. Levi Hall. Courtesy of the University of Chicago Photographic Archive.

“Choosing to Govern Itself”: How the Protests of 1969 Shaped UChicago’s Disciplinary System

By Zachary Leiter, Elena Eisenstadt, and Nathaniel Rodwell-Simon
March 7, 2025
The U.S. Capitol Building.

UChicago’s History of Lobbying Complicates Institutional Neutrality

By Elena Eisenstadt and Evgenia Anastasakos
March 6, 2025
The Everett McKinley Dirksen U.S. Courthouse building in downtown Chicago, where the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division is located.

Justice Department Sues Chicago Over Sanctuary City Policies

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Elena Eisenstadt
February 9, 2025
Edward H. Levi Hall, which houses many of the University's administrative offices.

[Video] Trump Targets International Students Involved in Pro-Palestine Protests

By Evgenia Anastasakos and Kalyna Vickers
January 30, 2025
The exterior of the Hillel building.

The Two Mimounas

By Elena Eisenstadt
September 30, 2024
Pro-Palestine protesters hung banners on the IOP building after running into the building.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Protesters Occupy Institute of Politics

By Maroon Staff
May 17, 2024
LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Police Raid Quad Encampment on Ninth Day

By Maroon Staff
May 7, 2024
The kids tent in the encampment.

“She wanted to be there for the kids”: Children at Pro-Palestine Encampment Express Solidarity

By Elena Eisenstadt
May 5, 2024
The projected text on Levi Hall reading "From the river to the sea."

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Seventh Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 5, 2024
UCUP's encampment on the quad enters its sixth day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Sixth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 4, 2024
The Maroon estimated that there were roughly a thousand people on the main quad during the midday protests.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Fifth Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 3, 2024
The encampment on the quad enters its third day.

[Video] LIVE UPDATES: Pro-Palestine Encampment Enters Its Third Day on Quad

By Maroon Staff
May 1, 2024
UCPD Officers Union Alleges Wage Discrepancies and Bad Faith Bargaining

UCPD Officers Union Alleges Wage Discrepancies and Bad Faith Bargaining

By Elena Eisenstadt
April 27, 2024
A misty day on an empty main quad.

Weathering the Storm: University Presents Plans to Close Budget Deficit by 2028

By Elena Eisenstadt
February 8, 2024
Levi Hall

Expect Growing Pains: University Presentation Reveals Severe Financial Pressures

By Elena Eisenstadt
January 4, 2024
“The Masque of Youth” mural by Jessie Arms Botke. Courtesy of the University of Chicago.

The Masque of Youth

By Elena Eisenstadt
September 19, 2023
A rendering of the Study Hotel, shortly before construction

“We Call It The Study”

By Elena Eisenstadt
January 21, 2023
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