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All content by Kate Mabus
Graduate students and supporters protest against the Student Services Fee at a rally on October 19, 2021, in front of Levi Hall.

Ph.D. Students Will No Longer Be Required to Pay Student Services Fee Across Six Divisions and Schools

By Kate Mabus
January 25, 2022
The UCPD Headquarters.

Prosecutors Say Gunman Shot by UCPD Officer Was Experiencing Mental Health Episode; Involved Officer Also Shot Charles Thomas in 2018

By Ruby Rorty and Kate Mabus
January 20, 2022
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Chancellor Zimmer Resigns From University of Austin Advisory Board

By Kate Mabus and Adyant Kanakamedala
November 15, 2021
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.

Amid Promotion Prospect, SALC Professor Accused of Sexual Assault Sues Alum for Defamation

By Kate Mabus
November 7, 2021
William Rainey Harper Memorial Library.

Student Groups Advocate for Reinstatement of Dismissed Ph.D. Student

By Pranathi Posa and Kate Mabus
October 12, 2021
Faculty Forward members at UChicago delivered a petition to the university’s president demanding equal pay for equal work and parental leave for part-timers.

Faculty Forward Reaches Tentative Agreement With UChicago

By Kate Mabus and Yiwen Lu
October 6, 2021
Incoming president Paul Alivisatos in his office.

Paul Alivisatos Wants To Begin His Presidency by Listening

By Kate Mabus
April 20, 2021
University of Chicago Medicine

UCM To Create Medical Records for Student Body in Preparation for Vaccine Distribution

By Kate Mabus
February 24, 2021
A digital rendering of the proposed plan for the Obama Presidential Center (OPC).

OPC Announces Plans To Break Ground in April, Begin Construction in August

By Kate Mabus
February 10, 2021
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In The Past 2 Weeks, 79 New Cases of COVID-19 in University Community

By Kate Mabus
January 29, 2021
The School of Social Service Administration will be renamed The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice after a landmark donation.

SSA To Be Renamed The Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice

By Kate Mabus
January 28, 2021
Presidential Search Committee Selects Candidate, Trustees to Vote Next Month

Presidential Search Committee Selects Candidate, Trustees to Vote Next Month

By Kate Mabus, Yiwen Lu, and Adyant Kanakamedala
January 26, 2021
Students In Sewing class at the University of Chicago settlement school, May 17, 1918, several months before the flu arrived.

Maroon Archives Tell the Story of the 1918 Spanish Flu, a Picture Not Dissimilar From Today’s Coronavirus Pandemic

By Kate Mabus
November 17, 2020
Hull Gate on a clear night.

Academic Credit for Transfer Students Delayed for Months, Resulting in Uncertainty About Pre-Registration and Graduation Requirements

By Kate Mabus
October 19, 2020
The Medici on 57th, operating a restaurant, bakery, and deli, is a Hyde Park mainstay.

Medici Management Denies Rumor of Head Baker’s Firing

By Kate Mabus
October 1, 2020
A rendering of Woodlawn Residential Commons, currently under construction.

City Council Passes Ordinance to Protect Woodlawn Residents Against Displacement

By Kate Mabus
September 23, 2020
Harper Court on 53rd Street.

The University’s Expansion into Commercial Real Estate Wavers Between Economic Catalyst and Gentrifying Force

By Kate Mabus
September 22, 2020
The interior of the Sophy hotel.

In a COVID-Induced Reimagining of Housing, the University Has Organized Monthly Leases for Students at Sophy and Hyatt Place Hotels

By Kate Mabus
August 6, 2020
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For the Class of 2024, COVID-19 Changed Everything

By Kate Mabus
July 19, 2020
A Black Lives Matter sign from a protest in Chicago.

Recent Black Lives Matter Protests Could Be a Watershed Event, History Department Panelists Say

By Kate Mabus
June 17, 2020
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Tracking Title IX: Sexual Violence By The Numbers

By Laura Gersony and Kate Mabus
June 2, 2020
The Institute of Politics building.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Says COVID-19 Will Not Impede Her Goals for Economic Equality

By Kate Mabus
May 26, 2020
The main quadrangle during the fall.

Puppies, Giant Tortoises, and a 20-foot-tall Dean Boyer: Fourth-Years Reflect on Their Strangest Quad Sightings

By Kate Mabus
May 19, 2020
The HOPE campaign photo

HOPE Slate Announces Write-In Campaign

By Kate Mabus
May 5, 2020
A bulletin board outside of Cobb Hall, on a misty day during spring break 2020, after many students had already left campus.

Tracking Title IX: Winds of Change at the Department of Education

By Laura Gersony and Kate Mabus
April 29, 2020
GSU members participate in an October 2018 walkout.

GSU Petition Demands Coronavirus Relief Measures from the University

By Kate Mabus
April 23, 2020

Remote Learning Reveals Inequities in Accommodations for Students with Disabilities

By Kate Mabus
April 21, 2020
The Reynolds Club.

Low-Income Students Left Scattered by Coronavirus

By Kate Mabus
April 13, 2020
Haskell Hall.

Social Sciences Division Will Use a Variety of Methods to Approach Remote Learning

By Kate Mabus
April 7, 2020
The "Lost, Not Found" art installation was unveiled at the Phoenix Survivors Alliance Symposium.

“Lost, Not Found” Art Installation Provides a Platform for Survivors’ Stories

By Kate Mabus
March 28, 2020
UCDems took students down to Iowa in February.

UC Dems Lead Canvassing in Preparation for Illinois Primaries

By Kate Mabus
March 13, 2020
Reynolds Club

Panelists Discuss Interpersonal Violence at Symposium Hosted by Phoenix Survivors Alliance

By Kate Mabus
March 4, 2020
The West Tower of Harper Memorial Library collapsed during construction in 1911.

From Gothic to Studio Gang

By Kate Mabus and Milutin Gjaja
March 3, 2020
Looking north from 55th Street at Hyde Park and the South Side, with the Loop in the distance.

Fourth-Years Lead Campaign to Redirect Donations from the University to the South Side

By Kate Mabus
March 3, 2020
The Institute of Politics building.

Students Explore Mental Health Stigma at IOP Roundtable

By Kate Mabus
February 16, 2020
The Midway Review

Undergraduates Revive The Midway Review

By Kate Mabus
February 13, 2020
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