Mock said there is no excuse for people not to to participate in important conversations unless they lack the resources to educate themselves about the relevant topics.
Victims of a 1997 terrorist attack hoped to use the artifacts as a means to get compensation from Iran, but the Court sided with the Oriental Institute, which has held the artifacts on loan since the 1930s and has been slowly returning them to Iran.
Stephen J. Albert will be returning to his company AlbertHall&Associates, which provides consulting services to arts and entertainment companies and nonprofit organizations.
“Disruptive protests, or other means of limiting the rights of others to engage in free expression, listening, and open discourse is not acceptable and is a violation of the University's commitment to free expression,” Zimmer said.
"Any attempt to say that protest needs to be limited or controlled because of not liking protests is in itself just another example of constraining free speech," Zimmer said.
Some members of the alumni board overseeing the old program expressed sadness and anger at the decision to end UCPIP with what they believed to be little warning.
Phoenix Survivor’s Alliance (PSA) met with Fraternities Committed to Safety (FSC) to discuss policy enforcement and alleged infractions at public events.
Timothy Knowles, the outgoing director of the Urban Education Institute, has proposed a new community city college for high-achieving honors students in Chicago.
Last Friday, five student activists representing Fair Budget UChicago (FBU) and UChicago Student Action (UCSA) met with Provost Diermeier in a closed meeting in Levi Hall to discuss their campaign’s demands.
“The orange square has become the symbol of divestment, so we thought it would be powerful to put one in the quad for each faculty member who signed our letter."
The eight complaints that were reviewed by the IRC focused on racial profiling, unprofessional or rude behavior, and unwarranted search or damage of property.
The week culminated in a rally outside of Levi Hall in which protestors accused the administration of racial profiling, over-policing, and lack of transparency.
“People have been asking me, are you an activist, or are you a journalist?...And my answer is...that I am just a reporter asking questions. However, there are some times in which as a journalist, you have to take a stand.”
“We’re trying to reach out to a wider group of faculty across divisions to get a representative sense of faculty priorities in what should be advocated for.”
“Some of our most important goals are to reduce the stress of applying to college and to make that process more accessible for students from diverse backgrounds.”
This program would allow leaders of student groups to apply for $250 stipends every quarter to offset some of the costs of working so that they will be able to devote sufficient time to their organizations.
Ta-Nehisi Coates, author and journalist for The Atlantic, explained and defended his June 2014 article “The Case for Reparations” in front of a packed Assembly Hall in International House on Thursday evening. The talk was moderated by James Bennet, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic. Coates’s 16,000-word article argued that black Americans still face the challenges that...
The Office of Sustainability, along with several campus partners including Facilities Services, is developing a plan to reduce University greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 20 percent as compared to 2012 numbers by the year 2025. The document, called the Climate and Energy Plan, will outline how the University will reach this goal, which was announced...
In the midst of the recent controversy surrounding the Washington football team, Charlene Teters, a Native American artist, professor, and lecturer, attacked American Indian sports mascots as demeaning. Her Columbus Day talk, sponsored by the Office of Multicultural Student Affairs, was accompanied by an abridged screening of the documentary In Whose Honor?: American Indian Mascots...
New academy will allow leaders in nonprofits, governmental organizations to strengthen their skills and the impact of their organizations.
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